Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be played in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at home on your PC, through a net connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be "handed out" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players should now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has decided on which cards he would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins 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 payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are agile enough to choose the most beneficial ones each time.
Once the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to increase their wins, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.
