Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using a web connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the greatest combination of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the player inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards he would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning bettors are agile enough to pick the most money-making ones each instance.
After the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their winnings, in which instance another round is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.