Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be wagered on in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, using an Internet connection. The game rules are very simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the player has decided on which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are given out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as 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 growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving 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 payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that experienced players are able to choose the most beneficial ones each and every time.
After the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their profits, in which instance another game is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.
