Video Poker is a favored game that can be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your PC, through a net connection. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to achieve the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.

The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will then be "handed out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are given out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced enthusiasts are able to choose the most money-making ones every time.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Further, several versions of the game give the gambler a chance to double their winnings, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.