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The Proper Way to Enjoy Video Poker
Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be played in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, using an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will be "dealt" on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be given out if desired. The round 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.
Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most beneficial game each and every time.
Once the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game give the gambler an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.