Video Poker is a favored game that can be bet on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, using an Internet account. The rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be "distributed" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the enthusiast has decided on which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three 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 payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are able to pick the most beneficial ones each time.
Once the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game give the gambler a chance to double their winnings, in which situation another round is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.
