Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be played in casinos across the world, or alternatively at home on your home computer, through an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the interaction with other players. Of course, methods employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will then be "given out" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be dealt. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Typically, the lowest succeeding 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 starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 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 range from game to game, so that knowledgeable gamblers are agile enough to select the most profitable game each instance.
As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case another game is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.