Electronic Poker is a favored game that usually will be gambled on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your computer, through a web account. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "given out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now decide 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 choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the player has chosen which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Typically, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins 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 is obvious that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that experienced enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most beneficial machine each instance.

Once the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Additionally, some styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to increase their winnings, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.