Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos around the world, or in your house on your computer, through a web connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the highest combination of cards achievable in order to win money. On this account it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors should now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be given out. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three 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 payment schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that discerning players are agile enough to select the most profitable machine each instance.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the player an opportunity to increase their profits, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.