Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be played in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your computer, through an Internet account. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will then be "given out" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the bettor has selected which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each 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, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced players are agile enough to choose the most money-making game each and every time.

After the first round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that has been won. Additionally, a few styles of the game give the bettor a chance to double their profits, in which instance another hand is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.