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Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be wagered on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using a web account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest assemblage of cards as you can in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (whether it is 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 game also has hold buttons, and players will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, 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 is all or none.

After the player has decided on which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. 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 payout schedule.

Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning bettors are able to choose the most profitable machine every instance.

After the first round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Further, some styles of the game give the gambler an opportunity to increase their wins, in which case another hand is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.