Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos across the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using an Internet account. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be handed out. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Typically, the minimum succeeding 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 begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three 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 knowledgeable gamblers are able to pick the most profitable machine each and every time.
After the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the gambler a chance to double their winnings, in which situation a further game is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.
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