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Video Poker is a beloved game that can be gambled on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting 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, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will be "distributed" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the player has decided on which cards he or she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are handed out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video 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, 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 pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most beneficial game every instance.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their wins, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.