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Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be wagered on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, through an Internet account. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the highest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are able to pick the most money-making game each and every time.

As soon as the initial round has completed, 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, a few versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.