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Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be gambled on in casinos throughout the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a net connection. The rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be "given out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must 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 bettor has chosen which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are dealt if desired. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves 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 payout schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced gamblers are agile enough to pick the most beneficial ones each and every instance.

As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which situation another round is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.