Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be wagered on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, through a net connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the best mixture of cards possible in order to come away with cash. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be "dealt" on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are dealt if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Typically, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves 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 payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are able to choose the most money-making machine every time.
After the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to increase their winnings, in which situation another hand is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.