Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be wagered on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at home on your PC, through a net account. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to get the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast 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’s all or none.

After the gambler has selected which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of 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 last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning bettors are agile enough to select the most beneficial machine each instance.

After the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to double their winnings, in which situation a further round is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.