Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos throughout the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, through a web connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire money. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts should now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to 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 gambler has selected which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are dealt if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that skillful enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most money-making ones each and every time.
Once the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.