Video Poker is a beloved game that can be bet on in casinos around the world, or in your house on your PC, through a net connection. The regulations are very simple and involve the player trying to get the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and bettors should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has selected which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be given out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning players are agile enough to choose the most money-making game each and every time.
As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their profits, in which case a further round is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.