Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be gambled on in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using an Internet account. The game rules are very simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the involvement with other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A five card hand will be "distributed" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the bettor has selected which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be given out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every 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, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to select the most profitable ones each time.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.