Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be played in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, through an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to get the best combination of cards possible in order to acquire cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has selected which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be handed out. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are able to select the most beneficial game every instance.
Once the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Further, several styles of the game give the bettor a chance to double their winnings, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.
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