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Video Poker is a beloved game that can be gambled on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, through an Internet connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will be "distributed" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.

Generally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts 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 is obvious that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable bettors are agile enough to pick the most beneficial ones each instance.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game give the bettor a chance to double their profits, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.