Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be gambled on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your PC, using an Internet account. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to get the highest mixture of cards as you can in order to win cash. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will be "dealt" on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the gambler has chosen which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be dealt. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Generally, 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, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 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 pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to pick the most money-making game each time.
As soon as the initial 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, some styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to double their profits, in which case another round is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.