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Video Poker is a beloved game that can be enjoyed in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, using an Internet connection. The regulations are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A five card hand will then be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player 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, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing 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, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most profitable game each and every instance.

As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, a few styles of the game give the player an opportunity to increase their wins, in which instance another round is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.