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Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be played in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your personal computer, through a web connection. The regulations are very simple and consist of the player trying to get the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to win cash. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be "handed out" on the screen.

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

After the gambler has chosen which cards he would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.

Generally, the lowest winning 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 begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful players are able to choose the most profitable game every time.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Further, several styles of the game give the enthusiast a chance to increase their wins, in which case another hand is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.