Video Poker is a beloved game that can be gambled on in casinos around the world, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, through a web connection. The rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to get the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to select the most money-making ones each time.
After the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Further, several versions of the game allow the player a chance to increase their winnings, in which instance a further round is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.