Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos across the world, or alternatively at home on your home computer, through a web connection. The game rules are very simple and involve the player trying to get the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. On this account it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "given out" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the bettor has selected which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are handed out if desired. The hand is now completed, 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.

Generally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each 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, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning players are agile enough to pick the most beneficial game each time.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Additionally, some styles of the game allow the gambler a chance to double their winnings, in which instance another game is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.