Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be gambled on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your computer, through an Internet account. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest mixture of cards as you can in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, methods employed during a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and pushes the play button. A 5 card hand will then be "dealt" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors should now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be dealt if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Typically, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable gamblers are able to choose the most money-making machine each instance.
As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game give the player an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.
