Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be bet on in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, using a web connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards possible in order to acquire money. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the involvement with other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "distributed" on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and players will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has selected which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are given out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic 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 two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are able to pick the most profitable machine each time.
After the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Further, several versions of the game allow the player a chance to double their winnings, in which instance a further round is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.