Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using an Internet account. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to get the highest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the line of contact with competing players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the gambler has chosen which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be handed out. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three 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 change from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most money-making machine each time.
After the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game give the player a chance to double their profits, in which case a further round is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.