Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your computer, using a web connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to get the best assemblage of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the interaction with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced gamblers are able to choose the most profitable game every instance.
After the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game give the bettor an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.