Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be gambled on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using an Internet connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the bettor has chosen which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are dealt if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful enthusiasts are able to choose the most beneficial machine each and every instance.

After the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance another game is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.