Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be played in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your computer, through a net connection. The regulations are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards as you can in order to come away with cash. On this account it is much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Typically, the lowest 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 starts with jacks or better, moving 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 should be known that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that skillful enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most profitable ones each time.
Once the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Further, a few styles of the game give the gambler an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.