Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be played in casinos around the world, or in your house on your computer, using a net account. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the best mixture of cards possible in order to come away with cash. On this account it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the involvement with competing players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A 5 card hand will be "given out" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the bettor has chosen which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are given out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing 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, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that skillful players are able to select the most profitable ones each time.

As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to increase their wins, in which case another hand is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.