Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be bet on in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, using an Internet account. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest combination of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips 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 hold buttons, and gamblers should now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the player has decided on which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize 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, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can change from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to pick the most beneficial game every instance.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game give the bettor a chance to double their winnings, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.