Electronic Poker is a beloved game that usually will be gambled on in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a web account. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the best mixture of cards as you can in order to come away with cash. On this account it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the line of contact with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will be "given out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three 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 vary from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most beneficial game each and every instance.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to double their wins, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.