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Electronic Poker is a beloved game that usually will be gambled on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, through a web connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to win cash. On this account it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the draw button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the player has chosen which cards he would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are given out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each 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 definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are able to select the most money-making machine each and every time.

Once the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that has been won. Further, a few styles of the game give the bettor an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case another round is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.