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Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your computer, through a net connection. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the highest combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.

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

After the bettor has chosen which cards he or she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Generally, the lowest winning 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 starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful players are agile enough to choose the most money-making ones each and every instance.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to increase their profits, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.