Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be enjoyed in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your home computer, through an Internet connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to get the best combination of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be handed out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 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 players are able to choose the most money-making ones each instance.
Once the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the player a chance to increase their profits, in which case a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.