Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be wagered on in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a net connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be dealt if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful players are agile enough to pick the most beneficial machine each time.
Once the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Further, several versions of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.