Electronic Poker is a beloved game that usually will be bet on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your home computer, using an Internet connection. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are given out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic 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, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable gamblers are able to choose the most beneficial game each instance.
As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their winnings, in which situation another hand is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.
