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Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your PC, using a net account. The game rules are very simple and involve the player trying to get the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will be "given out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic 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 begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 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 game to game, so that discerning gamblers are agile enough to pick the most beneficial machine every time.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their profits, in which case a further hand is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.