Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at home on your PC, using a net account. The regulations are very simple and consist of the player trying to get the best combination of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it is much the same as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers should now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to 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 player has selected which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be handed out. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most profitable machine each and every time.
As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their profits, in which case another game is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.