Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be wagered on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using a web account. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the best mixture of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the play button. A hand of five cards will be "given out" on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has chosen which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger 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 payout schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced players are able to pick the most money-making game each and every time.
Once the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game give the gambler a chance to double their winnings, in which situation another hand is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.