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Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be wagered on in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, through a net connection. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the best mixture of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.

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

After the player has selected 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 round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are able to choose the most beneficial ones each time.

As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that might been won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their wins, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.