Video Poker is a popular game that can be enjoyed in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using a web account. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the best mixture of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are handed out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two 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 pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are able to select the most beneficial ones each time.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to increase their profits, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.