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Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be gambled on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your computer, through a net connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards possible in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is much the same as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with competing players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are dealt if desired. 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 listed in the pay out schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving 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 payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are able to pick the most beneficial machine every time.

Once the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which instance another round is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.