Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be gambled on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, using an Internet connection. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each 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 goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that skillful enthusiasts are able to select the most profitable game each and every instance.
After the first round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that has been won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to double their winnings, in which situation a further game is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.