Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be bet on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your computer, using a net account. The regulations are very simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be "handed out" on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has decided on which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every 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 goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to select the most money-making ones every time.
Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Further, some versions of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation a further game is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.