Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be gambled on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using an Internet connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest combination of cards possible in order to acquire money. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, 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 is all or none.

After the player has chosen which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of 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 finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable gamblers are agile enough to choose the most profitable game each and every instance.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to double their winnings, in which case a further round is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.