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Video Poker is a popular game that can be played in casinos across the world, or in your house on your PC, through an Internet account. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with money. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless here.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should 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 player has decided on which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be handed out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Generally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves 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 payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that experienced bettors are agile enough to select the most money-making ones every instance.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Additionally, some styles of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation a further game is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.