Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be bet on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your computer, using a net account. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the best assemblage of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A five card hand will then be "distributed" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has chosen which cards she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Typically, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced gamblers are able to choose the most profitable machine every time.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Further, a few versions of the game give the bettor a chance to double their wins, in which instance another round is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.
