Video Poker is a beloved game that can be wagered on in casinos around the world, or in your house on your home computer, through a net account. The regulations are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to get the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to win money. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has chosen which cards he or she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A list of common 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 should be known that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced enthusiasts are able to pick the most beneficial game each instance.
Once the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Further, several styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their winnings, in which case another game is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.
