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Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be bet on in casinos around the world, or in your house on your home computer, using a web connection. The regulations are very straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he or she would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be given out. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to choose the most profitable machine every time.

As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the player an opportunity to double their winnings, in which instance a further round is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.