Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be played in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your home computer, using a web account. The rules are very simple and involve the player trying to get the highest combination of cards possible in order to acquire money. On this account it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will then be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should 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 enthusiast has decided on which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be given out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every 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, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are able to pick the most beneficial ones every time.
Once the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their profits, in which case another round is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.