Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or in your house on your home computer, through an Internet connection. The regulations are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to achieve the best mixture of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it is very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has selected which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be given out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Generally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common 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 is obvious that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable bettors are agile enough to choose the most profitable machine every time.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game give the player a chance to increase their winnings, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.
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