Video Poker is a popular game that can be played in casinos across the world, or alternatively at home on your PC, through an Internet connection. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the highest combination of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the interaction with other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the player inserts credit (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play, deal or draw button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically dealt on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with hold written on them, and players should now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the hold buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has chosen which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press deal or draw, at which point any new cards are...