Electronic 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 a net connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that discerning players are agile enough to choose the most beneficial game every time.
Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase 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 enthusiast an opportunity to increase their profits, in which case a further hand is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.
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