subject: Video Poker [print this page] Video Poker has been all the rage since the introduction of slot machines, in fact, that's actuallywhat they are; slot machines that you use to play poker instead of, well slots. We could all haveseen it coming, with the development of computer games like solitaire and hearts, video pokerwas only logical.Video poker is also incredibly popular because it strikes a player as pretty fair, meaning therearen't any secretly tight poker machines and all the card are reshuffled from a fresh deck.Basic Rules of the GameVideo poker is basically the game of poker itself, you want the highest hand in the game. Ofcourse there are obvious things you cannot do with video poker, for example, you cannotraise, call or bluff a computer machine. Basically you will be given five cards initially, afterthis you may keep them all, keep a few or get rid of everything based on your own individualgame strategy. After this, the replacement cards are given and you will play the new hand thatyou have now acquired. Your winnings will be based on a play table found on the machine.How to PlayFirst you insert your coins into the slot holes, and most machines will accept more thanone coin, and then push either the play' icon or the deal' icon depending on your machineconfigurations. As mentioned earlier five cards will be given for you to play with and you mayinterchange and replace them accordingly. After this the similarities to real life poker end andthe new game style of video poker will begin, there will be corresponding buttons to your cardsand this will be how you control each card to get the highest hand possible. The main aimof the game is of course, to end up with the highest value of cards to win. You will of coursehave to use the "Hold" button present on all machines to hold the cards that you want, andwhen you push "Deal" the cards you did not hold are replaced with fresh cards from the deck.Betting and How it's DoneAfter playing your hand and holding all five cards down and in the case that you actually winover the machine and succeed in holding the winning hand you will be awarded your unitsbased on the payout chart mentioned above. How this works is after your respective winningcredits are awarded there will be a "Player Paid" sign that goes across the video screen.Units and CreditsYou are probably wondering how the money and bets are counted in a slot machine. Well, forexample if you slip 25cents into the slot and that is the required amount to play on that machinethen that becomes your bet. Each unit will be the value of one credit if your bet was initially25cents for example. After you've bet on your hand then you press the "Deal" button and go onto play that hand trying as before to get the highest hand possible.Good luck with your game!
