Video Poker is a popular game that can be played in casinos across the world, or in your house on your home computer, using a web connection. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be "distributed" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most beneficial ones each time.
After the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the gambler a chance to increase their wins, in which situation another round is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.
