Electronic Poker is a beloved game that usually will be played in casinos around the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using an Internet account. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to get the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Normally, the lowest 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 begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable bettors are agile enough to choose the most profitable machine each instance.
Once the first round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Additionally, some styles of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to double their winnings, in which case another round is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.
