Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be wagered on in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at your house on your PC, through a web connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards as you can in order to come away with money. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will be "dealt" on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every 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 goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are able to pick the most money-making ones each time.
As soon as the first 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 money that has been won. Further, a few versions of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their profits, in which case another round is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.