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Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be wagered on in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at home on your computer, through an Internet connection. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to win money. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the player has selected which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are dealt if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic 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 lowest 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 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 last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that experienced enthusiasts are able to choose the most money-making game each and every time.

As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.