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Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be bet on in casinos around the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using a net connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the best combination of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "dealt" on the screen.

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

After the player has decided on which cards he or she would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are dealt if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each 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 last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning gamblers are able to choose the most beneficial machine every time.

Once the first round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to double their winnings, in which case a further hand is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.