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Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be played in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, using a web connection. The rules are very simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the best combination of cards achievable in order to win money. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has selected which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful gamblers are able to choose the most money-making machine every instance.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which situation a further game is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.