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Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos throughout the globe, or in your house on your computer, using a web account. The game rules are very simple and involve the player trying to get the highest mixture of cards as you can in order to win money. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players should now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the player has decided on which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are dealt if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced players are agile enough to select the most beneficial game every time.

As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their wins, in which case another hand is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.