Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, using an Internet connection. The regulations are very simple and involve the player trying to achieve the highest combination of cards possible in order to win money. On this account it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, without the line of contact with competing players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be "distributed" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the bettor has selected which cards she wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are dealt if desired. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing 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, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that skillful gamblers are agile enough to choose the most profitable machine each and every time.
As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that might have been won. Further, several versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their winnings, in which situation a further game is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.