Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be bet on in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using a net connection. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to get the best combination of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the player has decided on which cards she wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning 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, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning gamblers are agile enough to pick the most money-making ones each time.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case another hand is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.