Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using an Internet connection. The regulations are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to get the best combination of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be "distributed" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the player has chosen which cards he would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video 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, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most money-making machine each and every time.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on and try to 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 allow the player a chance to increase their wins, in which instance a further game is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.