Video Poker is a beloved game that can be played in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your computer, through a web account. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to get the highest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the gambler has decided on which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are dealt if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Generally, 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, moving 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 is obvious that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to select the most beneficial game each instance.

After the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Further, several versions of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to double their wins, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.