Video Poker is a popular game that can be wagered on in casinos around the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using a web connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to get the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to acquire cash. On this account it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the involvement with other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the player puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be dealt. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to pick the most beneficial machine every time.
After the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the player a chance to double their wins, in which case another hand is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.
