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Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be wagered on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your personal computer, through an Internet account. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to get the greatest assemblage of cards as you can in order to win cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video 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 is obvious that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced players are able to select the most money-making machine each and every instance.

After the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the gambler a chance to increase their wins, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.