Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or in your house on your PC, using a web account. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the greatest combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are handed out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic 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 award money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of 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 finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful enthusiasts are able to select the most profitable game each and every instance.
As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the player a chance to double their wins, in which situation another round is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.