Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be bet on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your home computer, through a net account. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, without the line of contact with other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has decided on which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize 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, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to select the most money-making ones each time.
As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game give the bettor a chance to increase their profits, in which case another game is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.