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Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be bet on in casinos throughout the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, through a net connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the best mixture of cards as you can in order to acquire money. On this account it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has decided on which cards he or she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are agile enough to pick the most profitable machine each and every time.

Once the first round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the gambler a chance to increase their profits, in which situation another hand is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.