Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be played in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at home on your computer, using an Internet account. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and players should now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the player has chosen which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be dealt. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to choose the most profitable game each and every time.
After the first round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to double their winnings, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.
