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Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at home on your PC, using a web connection. The rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards possible in order to win money. On this account it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts will need to now decide 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 choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the player has chosen which cards he or she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be dealt. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are able to choose the most money-making game each time.

As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Further, some versions of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.