Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be wagered on in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using a web account. The regulations are very simple and involve the player attempting to get the greatest assemblage of cards as you can in order to win cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will be "dealt" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

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

Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video 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, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most beneficial machine each time.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation another hand is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.