Electronic Poker is a beloved game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, using a net account. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it is very similar as a regular 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 Video Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the bettor has selected which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins 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 machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are able to select the most profitable ones each time.

Once the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to double their wins, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.