Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be played in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, through an Internet account. The game rules are very simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to win money. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A five card hand will be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and players will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. 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 number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to select the most money-making game each time.
After the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to double their winnings, in which case a further hand is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.