Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be gambled on in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your computer, using an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of five cards will then be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable players are agile enough to choose the most profitable machine each and every time.
After the first round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their wins, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.