Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be gambled on in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using a net connection. The regulations are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be dealt. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that skillful players are agile enough to pick the most profitable ones each and every time.

After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that might been won. Further, several styles of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to increase their wins, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.