Video Poker is a popular game that can be gambled on in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your PC, using an Internet account. The regulations are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to get the greatest mixture of cards as you can in order to win cash. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will be "given out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the bettor has chosen which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common 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 last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced players are able to pick the most beneficial ones each and every time.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game give the player an opportunity to increase their profits, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.