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Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be gambled on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, using a net account. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with money. In this respect it is much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor 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 wish, from all to none.

After the player has decided on which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be dealt if desired. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two 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 change from machine to machine, so that discerning players are agile enough to choose the most money-making machine every time.

After the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game allow the gambler a chance to increase their wins, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.