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Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be gambled on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your PC, through a web account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with money. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be "given out" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, 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 bettor has selected which cards she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The hand 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 payment schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable bettors are agile enough to choose the most money-making game each and every instance.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that might have been won. Further, several versions of the game allow the player a chance to increase their wins, in which instance a further round is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.