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How to Enjoy Video Poker

by Hailee on Nov.11, 2009, under Video Poker

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Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, using a web connection. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards as you can in order to win cash. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the player has chosen which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be handed out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are agile enough to pick the most money-making ones every time.

Once the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the player a chance to double their wins, in which case a further round is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.


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