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Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your computer, using a web account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the best assemblage of cards as you can in order to acquire money. On this account it is very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be given out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are able to choose the most profitable ones each and every time.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game allow the bettor a chance to increase their wins, in which case a further round is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.