Video Poker is a popular game that can be enjoyed in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, through an Internet account. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the highest mixture of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the involvement with other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should 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 gambler has chosen which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to select the most profitable ones every time.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to double their wins, in which situation another round is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.