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Video Poker is a beloved game that can be wagered on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, using a web account. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

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

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. 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 would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be given out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that skillful enthusiasts are able to choose the most money-making game each time.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Additionally, some styles of the game give the bettor a chance to increase their winnings, in which case a further round is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.