Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be played in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your PC, using a web connection. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the highest assemblage of cards as you can in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the gambler has selected which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be dealt if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced players are able to select the most money-making machine each instance.

As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, a few styles of the game give the player an opportunity to increase their wins, in which instance a further round is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.