Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be gambled on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your PC, using a net connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the line of contact with competing players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be "handed out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the player has selected which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are agile enough to pick the most money-making ones each time.

As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Further, some versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case another hand is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.