Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your personal computer, through an Internet account. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to get the highest combination of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler 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 wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the player has selected which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to pick the most profitable ones each and every instance.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game give the gambler a chance to increase their wins, in which case another game is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.