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Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your home computer, through a web account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to win cash. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like 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 selected which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that skillful players are able to select the most profitable ones every instance.

After the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to double their profits, in which case another game is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.