Posted by Brielle | Posted in Video Poker | Posted on 03-07-2016
Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be gambled on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, through a net account. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and pushes 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 bettors will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to pick the most beneficial game each time.
After the first round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to double their profits, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.