Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be wagered on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using a web connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the best combination of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he or she would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be dealt if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video 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, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to pick the most money-making machine every time.
After the initial round has completed, 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 money that might have been won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to double their wins, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.