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Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be played in casinos around the world, or alternatively at home on your PC, through a net account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to get the best combination of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be "handed out" on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he or she would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced players are able to select the most money-making machine every time.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Further, several versions of the game give the bettor an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.