Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through a web account. The rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest mixture of cards as you can in order to win cash. On this account it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the bettor has chosen which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are given out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves 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 should be known that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most beneficial ones every time.

After the first round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to double their profits, in which instance a further round is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.