Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your home computer, through a web account. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards possible in order to acquire cash. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will be "dealt" on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like 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 player has chosen which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts 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 pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to select the most beneficial game every time.
After the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Further, several styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their profits, in which instance another hand is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.