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Electronic Poker is a favored game that usually will be bet on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, through an Internet connection. The regulations are very simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the best combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "given out" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the enthusiast has selected which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Generally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to choose the most beneficial game every instance.

As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Further, some versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which instance another round is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.