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Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be played in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a web account. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the best mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with competing players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘distributed’ 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 hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of 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 definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning bettors are agile enough to choose the most beneficial machine each time.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that might have been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the player a chance to double their winnings, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.