Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using a web account. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the line of contact with other players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will then be "distributed" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and bettors will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the bettor has chosen which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are able to pick the most beneficial game every instance.

After the first round has played out, 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, a few versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to increase their wins, in which situation another hand is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.