Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be bet on in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at home on your PC, using an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will be "given out" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has chosen which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand 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 prize money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are able to pick the most profitable machine every time.
As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game give the player a chance to increase their profits, 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 characteristics to enhance playability.