Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be bet on in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at home on your computer, through a web account. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it is very similar as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "handed out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the player has decided on which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be handed out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A list of common 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 last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to select the most beneficial machine every time.

After the first round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Further, several styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their wins, in which instance another hand is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.