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Video Poker is a popular game that can be gambled on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and bettors should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, 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 bettor has selected which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning bettors are agile enough to pick the most beneficial game each and every time.

As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case a further round is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.