Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your computer, through a net connection. The rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with money. On this account it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the line of contact with other players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless here.

The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A 5 card hand will then be "distributed" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Typically, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every 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, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are agile enough to pick the most beneficial machine each and every time.

Once the first round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Further, some versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to double their wins, in which case another hand is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.