Video Poker is a popular game that can be wagered on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using a net account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with money. On this account it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the line of contact with competing players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will then be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards he wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are able to pick the most money-making machine each and every time.
As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to double their wins, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.