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Video Poker is a beloved game that can be bet on in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at home on your computer, through a net connection. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest combination of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with competing players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

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

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are dealt if desired. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout 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, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most money-making game each instance.

As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game give the gambler an opportunity to double their profits, in which instance a further game is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.