Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be wagered on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through a web account. The regulations are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the gambler has chosen which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Typically, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four 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 discerning bettors are able to pick the most money-making machine each and every time.
After the first round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Further, several styles of the game give the player a chance to double their wins, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.