Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be gambled on in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your computer, through an Internet account. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, methods employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and players should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be handed out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 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 pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning players are agile enough to choose the most money-making machine each time.
As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.
