Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using a web account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the involvement with other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the draw button. A five card hand will be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards he would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Generally, 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 list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving 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 should be known that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to choose the most beneficial game every instance.
After the first round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, a few versions of the game give the enthusiast a chance to double their profits, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.