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Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be wagered on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using an Internet account. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the line of contact with other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor 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, whether it is all or none.

After the player has chosen which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be dealt if desired. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Normally, the minimum 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 begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful enthusiasts are able to pick the most profitable machine every instance.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Additionally, some styles of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.