Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be gambled on in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, through a net connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be "handed out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

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

Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video 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 begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 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 knowledgeable bettors are agile enough to pick the most money-making game each and every time.

After the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that has been won. Further, some styles of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their winnings, in which case another hand is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.