Video Poker is a popular game that can be wagered on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your computer, through an Internet account. The rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and bettors should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving 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 goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning bettors are able to pick the most beneficial machine each and every instance.
After the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, a few versions of the game give the bettor an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation another round is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.
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