Electronic Poker is a favored game that usually will be wagered on in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at home on your computer, through a web connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the best combination of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, without the line of contact with other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should 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 gambler has selected which cards he wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that skillful players are able to select the most beneficial ones every instance.
Once the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their wins, in which instance a further round is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.