Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be bet on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your personal computer, through an Internet account. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to win money. On this account it is much the same as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the bettor has chosen which cards he or she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two 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 range from game to game, so that skillful bettors are able to pick the most beneficial machine each time.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Additionally, some versions of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to double their winnings, in which case a further round is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.