Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be played in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using a web connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it is much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he or she would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be given out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins 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 is obvious that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are able to pick the most profitable ones each instance.
After the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that might have been won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.