Video Poker is a beloved game that can be gambled on in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using a web account. The game rules are very simple and involve the player attempting to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to win money. On this account it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the player has selected which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that skillful bettors are able to pick the most money-making machine every time.
Once the first round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the player a chance to increase their wins, in which instance a further game is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.