Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or in your house on your PC, using an Internet connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. On this account it is much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes 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 retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Normally, 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 starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are agile enough to choose the most money-making machine each and every instance.
Once the first round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to double their wins, in which case another game is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.