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Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be wagered on in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, through an Internet connection. The regulations are very simple and involve the player trying to get the best combination of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A 5 card hand will then be "distributed" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the player has selected which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be dealt. The round 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.

Normally, 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 starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced gamblers are agile enough to select the most profitable game each and every time.

As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their winnings, in which case another game is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.