Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at home on your PC, through an Internet connection. The game rules are very simple and involve the player trying to achieve the highest combination of cards as you can in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be given out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Typically, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to select the most money-making game every time.
After the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Further, several styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their profits, in which situation a further round is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.