Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your home computer, using a web account. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest mixture of cards as you can in order to acquire money. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘given out’ 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 player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. 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 wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are given out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic 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, three 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 payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to pick the most beneficial game each instance.

After the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the player a chance to double their wins, in which instance another game is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.