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Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be wagered on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your computer, through an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to get the highest combination of cards as you can in order to win cash. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the player puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will then be "distributed" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the player has decided on which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every 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 finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced gamblers are agile enough to select the most beneficial machine each and every instance.

After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that has been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game give the player a chance to double their profits, in which instance another game is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.