Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos around the world, or in your house on your home computer, through an Internet connection. The game rules are very simple and involve the player trying to get the highest mixture of cards as you can in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A five card hand will then be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, 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 is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of 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 last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning players are agile enough to choose the most profitable game each and every instance.
After the first round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game give the bettor an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.