Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be bet on in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at home on your home computer, through a web account. The rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it is very similar as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has selected which cards he or she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are given out if desired. The round 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 payment schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins 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 finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that experienced gamblers are agile enough to choose the most money-making ones each instance.
After the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to double their wins, in which situation another hand is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.