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Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be played in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at home on your PC, using an Internet connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the line of contact with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are dealt if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 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 payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that experienced bettors are able to select the most beneficial game every time.

Once the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Additionally, a few versions of the game give the player an opportunity to double their profits, in which case another game is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.