Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be played in casinos around the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through an Internet connection. The regulations are very straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards achievable in order to come away with money. On this account it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be "dealt" on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must 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 selected which cards he would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are given out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing 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 definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that experienced enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most profitable ones each and every instance.
As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their wins, in which situation another hand is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.