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Video Poker is a beloved game that can be played in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, using an Internet connection. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to get the best assemblage of cards as you can in order to win money. On this account it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to 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 would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning bettors are able to choose the most beneficial machine every time.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Further, several versions of the game allow the gambler a chance to double their wins, in which case a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.