Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos throughout the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a web connection. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the best combination of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it is much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will be "handed out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the player has decided on which cards he or she would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are dealt if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts 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 payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are able to select the most profitable ones each instance.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which situation a further round is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.