Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be gambled on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your home computer, using an Internet account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the involvement with other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A 5 card hand will be "dealt" on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor 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 want, from all to none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to select the most beneficial game every instance.
After the first round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that might have been won. Additionally, several styles of the game give the player a chance to double their profits, in which instance another round is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.
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