Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be wagered on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your computer, through an Internet connection. The rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player trying to get the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to win money. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be "handed out" on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has decided on which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.
Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are able to choose the most money-making game each time.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Further, a few versions of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their wins, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.