Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be gambled on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your computer, using an Internet account. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards possible 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 other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will be "dealt" on the screen.

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

After the player has selected which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts 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 should be known that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are agile enough to select the most money-making machine each and every instance.

After the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Further, some styles of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to double their wins, in which situation a further game is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.