Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or in your house on your PC, through an Internet connection. The rules are very simple and involve the player trying to achieve the best mixture of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two 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 payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning players are able to choose the most profitable machine each and every time.
As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the gambler a chance to double their wins, in which situation another round is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.
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