Video Poker is a beloved game that can be bet on in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using a web account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to win money. On this account it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be "given out" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves 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 payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most beneficial game every instance.
Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Further, several styles of the game give the enthusiast a chance to increase their wins, in which case a further round is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.
