Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be gambled on in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a net account. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with competing players. Of course, methods employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the player has decided on which cards he or she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be given out. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving 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 pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to pick the most money-making game each and every instance.
After the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game give the bettor an opportunity to increase their wins, in which situation a further game is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.
