Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be wagered on in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your computer, through a net connection. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the best mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be "handed out" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the gambler has selected which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that skillful players are able to select the most beneficial machine every time.

Once the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Further, some styles of the game give the player an opportunity to increase their profits, in which instance a further round is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.