Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be wagered on in casinos throughout the globe, or in your house on your computer, using a net connection. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the bettor has selected which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be handed out. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that experienced players are able to pick the most beneficial ones each time.
After the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game give the enthusiast a chance to double their profits, in which instance another game is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.
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