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Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your home computer, through a net connection. The regulations are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards as you can in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A 5 card hand will be "given out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now pick 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 illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the player has decided on which cards she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be handed out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced bettors are agile enough to select the most beneficial ones every time.

As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their wins, in which case another game is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.