Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos around the world, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using a net connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the best assemblage of cards as you can in order to win cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of five cards will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the player has selected which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 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 change from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are able to choose the most profitable game each time.

As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their wins, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.