Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be wagered on in casinos around the world, or alternatively at home on your PC, through a net connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards as you can in order to acquire cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the player puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he or she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award 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, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most money-making machine each time.

As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Further, several versions of the game give the gambler a chance to increase their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.