Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be gambled on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your computer, through a net account. The rules are very simple and involve the player trying to get the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, without 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 starts when the gambler inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.

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

After the player has decided on which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be given out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that skillful players are able to select the most money-making game each and every time.

As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the bettor a chance to increase their profits, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.