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Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or in your house on your home computer, using a web connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must 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 gambler has selected which cards she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced bettors are able to select the most profitable ones every instance.

Once the first round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game give the bettor a chance to increase their wins, in which case a further round is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.