Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be wagered on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a web account. The regulations are very simple and involve the player trying to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "given out" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has chosen which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing 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, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that skillful bettors are agile enough to choose the most profitable game every time.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their winnings, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.