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Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be gambled on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your computer, through a web connection. The regulations are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the highest combination of cards possible in order to win cash. On this account it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment 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 list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving 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 payout schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning gamblers are agile enough to select the most money-making ones each and every instance.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to double their profits, in which case another hand is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.