Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be gambled on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your home computer, using a net connection. The regulations are very simple and involve the player trying to get the best combination of cards as you can in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of five cards will be "distributed" on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now decide 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 enthusiast 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 needed they will be given out. The hand is now completed, 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.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that skillful enthusiasts are able to pick the most beneficial machine each time.
After the first round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Additionally, a few styles of the game give the player a chance to double their profits, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.