Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your computer, using a net connection. The game rules are very simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the best combination of cards as you can in order to win money. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the line of contact with 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 player inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of five cards will be "distributed" on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the bettor has chosen which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be given out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced gamblers are agile enough to select the most money-making game each and every instance.

After the first round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the player an opportunity to increase their wins, in which instance a further round is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.