Video Poker is a popular game that can be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using a web account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the greatest combination of cards as you can in order to win money. On this account it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be "dealt" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are able to choose the most beneficial ones each and every instance.
After the first round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that might have been won. Further, some versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to double their profits, in which situation a further game is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.