Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be played in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at home on your PC, through a net account. The rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to get the best assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler 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 wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the gambler has decided on which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are handed out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding 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 begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful players are agile enough to pick the most money-making machine each instance.

After the initial 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 cash out any money that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to double their wins, in which situation another round is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.