Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be bet on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, using a net connection. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes 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 wish, whether it is all or none.

After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are agile enough to choose the most money-making game every time.

Once the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Further, some styles of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their wins, in which situation a further game is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.