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Video Poker is a popular game that can be bet on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using a web connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it is much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be given out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful enthusiasts are able to pick the most money-making game each and every time.

After the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case a further round is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.