Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be gambled on in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your computer, using a web connection. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players should now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to 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 selected which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Generally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common 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 finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are agile enough to pick the most beneficial ones every time.
As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their profits, in which case another round is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.