Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be bet on in casinos around the world, or alternatively at home on your PC, through an Internet connection. The rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the best mixture of cards as you can in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics 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’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to pick the most beneficial game each and every time.
After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game give the player an opportunity to increase their wins, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.
