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Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be gambled on in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a net account. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the line of contact with other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the bettor has selected which cards he wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be handed out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are agile enough to pick the most money-making ones every instance.

After the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that might been won. Additionally, some versions of the game give the gambler a chance to double their profits, in which instance a further round is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.