Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your PC, using an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will be "given out" on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches 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 award money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving 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 should be known that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most profitable machine each and every time.
After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game allow the player an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which instance a further game is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.