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Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be gambled on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your home computer, through a net connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the involvement with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will be "handed out" 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 would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be given out. The hand 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 pay out schedule.

Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced enthusiasts are able to select the most beneficial machine each instance.

After the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Further, a few versions of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their wins, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.