Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be bet on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, using a net connection. The game rules are very simple and involve the player trying to get the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with money. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, 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 should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 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 change from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to select the most money-making machine each and every instance.
Once the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.
