Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be played in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your computer, using a web connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the greatest combination of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now choose which cards to keep 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 want, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has chosen which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be dealt. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to pick the most beneficial ones each and every instance.

After the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance another game is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.