Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be bet on in casinos around the world, or in your house on your computer, using a net connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to get the highest combination of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will then be "dealt" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be dealt. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 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 game to game, so that knowledgeable gamblers are able to choose the most profitable machine each and every time.
As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their wins, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.