Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be gambled on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, using a web connection. The regulations are absolutely simple and consist of the player trying to get the best mixture of cards possible in order to acquire cash. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will then be "given out" on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers should now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast 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 wish, whether it is all or none.
After the gambler has chosen which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum 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 two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to select the most beneficial game each and every time.
Once the first round has played out, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game give the bettor a chance to double their wins, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.