Electronic Poker is a beloved game that usually will be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, through a web connection. The rules are very simple and involve the player trying to get the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "dealt" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards he wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning bettors are agile enough to pick the most money-making machine each and every instance.
After the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Further, some versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to increase their winnings, in which instance a further game is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.