Video Poker is a beloved game that can be bet on in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through an Internet connection. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve 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, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be "dealt" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are dealt if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic 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 award money getting larger for each and every 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, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are able to select the most profitable ones each and every instance.
After the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Further, some styles of the game give the gambler an opportunity to increase their wins, in which situation a further game is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.