Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your home computer, through an Internet account. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the player has selected which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning 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 starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to pick the most beneficial game each time.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to double their winnings, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.