Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be gambled on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your computer, using an Internet account. The regulations are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to win money. On this account it is much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A five card hand will be "distributed" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has chosen which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be dealt. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Generally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award 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 finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning bettors are able to select the most money-making machine each instance.
After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Further, several styles of the game give the player a chance to double their profits, in which instance a further round is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.
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