Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be bet on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your home computer, using an Internet account. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to get the highest mixture of cards possible in order to win cash. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be "dealt" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be dealt if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that experienced players are agile enough to select the most beneficial game each and every instance.
As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that has been won. Further, several styles of the game give the gambler a chance to double their wins, in which instance a further round is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.