Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, using an Internet connection. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video 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, 3 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 payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable players are able to select the most beneficial ones every instance.
Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Further, some styles of the game give the enthusiast a chance to double their wins, in which case a further round is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.
