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Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or in your house on your computer, using a net account. The regulations are very simple and consist of the player trying to get the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be "distributed" on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are given out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving 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 definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced enthusiasts are able to choose the most money-making game each and every time.

After the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Additionally, several styles of the game give the player an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation a further game is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.