Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be played in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, through an Internet account. The regulations are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the line of contact with competing players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the player has selected which cards she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Typically, the lowest 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 begins 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 last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced gamblers are able to select the most money-making machine each time.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Further, some styles of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to double their winnings, in which situation another round is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.