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Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be bet on in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with money. On this account it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the interaction with other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are agile enough to pick the most money-making ones every instance.

After the first round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to double their profits, in which instance another hand is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.