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Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be wagered on in casinos throughout the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a net connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the gambler has selected which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be dealt if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of 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 finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that skillful enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most profitable machine each instance.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their wins, in which case a further hand is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.