Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be played in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, using an Internet account. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with competing players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has decided on which cards he or she would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be handed out. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing 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 finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most money-making game each instance.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that has been won. Further, some styles of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their profits, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.
