Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be wagered on in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at home on your PC, using a net account. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the best combination of cards as you can in order to acquire cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the interaction with any 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 bettor inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 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 enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most beneficial game every time.

After the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game give the enthusiast a chance to double their winnings, in which situation a further game is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.