Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be gambled on in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at home on your home computer, through an Internet account. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts will need to now pick 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 decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that skillful players are able to select the most profitable game every time.
Once the first round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game allow the gambler a chance to double their wins, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.
