Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, using an Internet account. The regulations are very simple and involve the player trying to achieve the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will then be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now choose which cards to keep 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 decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts 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 finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are able to pick the most profitable ones every instance.
As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case a further hand is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.
