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Video Poker is a favored game that can be wagered on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your computer, through an Internet account. The regulations are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

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

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the player has selected which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be given out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three 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 change from game to game, so that skillful bettors are agile enough to pick the most beneficial ones each and every instance.

Once the first round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the player a chance to double their profits, in which instance a further round is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.