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Video Poker is a popular game that can be enjoyed in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to acquire money. On this account it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be "distributed" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves 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 payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are able to pick the most profitable game each instance.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game give the bettor an opportunity to double their profits, in which case a further hand is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.