Electronic Poker is a beloved game that usually will be bet on in casinos around the world, or in your house on your PC, through a web connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest mixture of cards possible in order to win cash. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will be "given out" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has selected which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be handed out. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most profitable game each time.
As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game give the player an opportunity to double their profits, in which case a further round is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.