Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be played in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your PC, through an Internet account. The regulations are very simple and consist of the player trying to get the greatest assemblage of cards as you can in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be "handed out" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to choose the most beneficial game every instance.

Once the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.