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Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be wagered on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your PC, using a net connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards as you can in order to win cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the player has selected which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing 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 goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to choose the most beneficial machine 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 retrieve any cash that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game give the gambler a chance to increase their profits, in which situation another hand is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.