Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, using 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 acquire money. On this account it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be "distributed" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the player has selected which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are given out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic 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, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced bettors are agile enough to pick the most money-making machine every instance.
After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the bettor a chance to increase their profits, in which instance a further round is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.