Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be wagered on in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, using a net connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers will need to 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 illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of 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 is obvious that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are agile enough to pick the most profitable game each time.

Once the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to double their wins, in which situation a further game is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.