Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be bet on in casinos around the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using a net account. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now pick which cards to hold 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 decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Typically, the minimum succeeding 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, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable gamblers are agile enough to choose the most beneficial ones each time.
After the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their profits, in which instance a further game is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.