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Video Poker is a popular game that can be gambled on in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your home computer, using a web connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the player has chosen which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be handed out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.

Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts 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 finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning players are able to select the most profitable ones each time.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their wins, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.