Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, through a net connection. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the highest combination of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards he or she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are able to choose the most money-making ones each and every time.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which instance a further round is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.