Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using an Internet account. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be "dealt" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the player has selected which cards he would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Generally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of 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 game to game, so that experienced bettors are able to select the most money-making machine each time.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game give the bettor an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which instance another game is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.