Electronic Poker is a favored game that usually will be wagered on in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your PC, using a web account. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has selected which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are able to pick the most money-making ones each instance.

As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that has been won. Further, several versions of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to double their profits, in which case another round is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.