Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be bet on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, using a net connection. The regulations are very simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to win cash. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with competing players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be "dealt" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and bettors will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has selected which cards he or she would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning players are agile enough to choose the most beneficial ones each and every time.
After the first round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game allow the player a chance to double their profits, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.