Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be gambled on in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at home on your computer, through a net account. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to achieve the greatest mixture of cards as you can in order to win money. On this account it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the interaction with other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be given out. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every 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, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are able to pick the most beneficial machine each time.
Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the player a chance to double their winnings, in which instance another round is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.
