Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be played in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your computer, through a net account. The game rules are very simple and involve the player trying to get the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the player has decided on which cards he or she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced gamblers are agile enough to select the most beneficial ones every instance.
Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their wins, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.