Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be enjoyed in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through a net connection. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the best combination of cards possible in order to come away with cash. On this account it is very similar as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are dealt if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four 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 knowledgeable bettors are agile enough to pick the most money-making machine every instance.
Once the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, a few versions of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their wins, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.