Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be bet on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your computer, through an Internet account. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Generally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each 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 finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning players are agile enough to pick the most profitable ones every time.
Once the first round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Further, some versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.
