Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be wagered on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through a net connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the player inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the player has selected which cards he would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every 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, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that skillful enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most profitable game each instance.

As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the player a chance to double their profits, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.