Video Poker is a beloved game that can be played in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your home computer, through a net account. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards possible in order to acquire cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, 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 decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are given out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that experienced players are agile enough to choose the most money-making game each time.
Once the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that might been won. Further, a few styles of the game give the bettor an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance a further game is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.