Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards as you can in order to come away with cash. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has selected which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be dealt if desired. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning players are agile enough to pick the most profitable machine each and every instance.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their profits, in which case another game is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.