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Video Poker is a beloved game that can be enjoyed in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, using an Internet connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he or she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 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 pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that experienced enthusiasts are able to pick the most money-making ones every instance.

Once the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.