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Video Poker is a favored game that can be played in casinos around the world, or in your house on your PC, through a net connection. The game rules are very simple and involve the player trying to get the best assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with cash. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will be "distributed" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most profitable game each instance.

As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game give the gambler an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance a further game is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.