Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be played in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, using a web connection. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to get the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it is very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like 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 enthusiast has selected which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are dealt if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three 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 pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that experienced players are able to select the most beneficial machine every time.
After the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which case another game is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.