Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or in your house on your PC, using an Internet account. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it is much the same as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the enthusiast has selected which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be given out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced gamblers are agile enough to choose the most beneficial game every instance.

Once the first round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game give the player a chance to double their wins, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.