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Video Poker is a favored game that can be wagered on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your home computer, using a net connection. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

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

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the gambler has decided on which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.

Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful gamblers are able to pick the most money-making machine each and every instance.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to double their profits, in which case another game is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.