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Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be bet on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your computer, through an Internet connection. The regulations are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest mixture of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the interaction with other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the bettor has selected which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are able to pick the most beneficial ones each instance.

Once the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Additionally, a few versions of the game give the gambler an opportunity to increase their wins, in which situation another hand is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.