Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be played in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, using an Internet account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the best combination of cards as you can in order to win cash. On this account it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. 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 amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards he wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Typically, 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 starts 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 definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are able to pick the most profitable ones each time.
As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Further, several styles of the game give the bettor an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation a further game is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.