Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be gambled on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your home computer, through an Internet connection. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the highest assemblage of cards as you can in order to acquire money. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors should now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are 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 pay out schedule.

Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three 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 range from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to pick the most profitable machine every instance.

After the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.