Video Poker is a beloved game that can be bet on in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your PC, using a web account. The regulations are very simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, without the line of contact with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A 5 card hand will be "given out" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Typically, the lowest 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 starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable players are able to pick the most beneficial ones each time.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their wins, in which instance a further round is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.