Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be played in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your computer, using an Internet account. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to get the highest combination of cards achievable in order to acquire money. On this account it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast 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 want, whether it is all or none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video 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, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning players are agile enough to select the most beneficial game every time.
Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game give the player a chance to double their winnings, in which case another round is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.