Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be wagered on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, using a web connection. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with competing players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will be "given out" on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and bettors will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the bettor has selected which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be handed out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most profitable ones each instance.
As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game give the bettor a chance to double their wins, in which instance a further round is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.