Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be bet on in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, using a net account. The regulations are very simple and involve the player trying to get the best mixture of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be "distributed" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be given out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Typically, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that skillful enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most profitable ones every instance.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Additionally, some styles of the game give the player an opportunity to double their profits, in which case another hand is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.
