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Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, through a net connection. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards as you can in order to win cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the enthusiast has selected which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be handed 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 listed in the payment schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award 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 pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced players are agile enough to pick the most beneficial game each time.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance a further game is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.