Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be played in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your computer, using an Internet connection. The rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Typically, 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, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are agile enough to select the most profitable machine every instance.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game give the enthusiast a chance to double their winnings, in which case a further hand is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.