Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be played in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a web account. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be "dealt" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has chosen which cards he would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be given out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of 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 finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that experienced players are agile enough to pick the most money-making machine every instance.
As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game give the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance another hand is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.