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Video Poker is a favored game that can be played in casinos across the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using an Internet connection. The regulations are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to get the best combination of cards possible in order to win cash. On this account it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A five card hand will be "handed out" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the player has decided on which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning bettors are agile enough to select the most beneficial machine each instance.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game give the bettor a chance to increase their profits, in which case another round is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.