Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be played in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through a net connection. The regulations are very simple and involve the player trying to get the best mixture of cards possible in order to come away with cash. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the line of contact with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the player inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the screen.

The Video 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 bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards he wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are given out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most money-making machine each and every instance.

After the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.