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Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be bet on in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using a web account. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the best combination of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the involvement with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to 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 decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that skillful gamblers are able to choose the most money-making game every instance.

After the first round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their wins, in which case a further hand is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.