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Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be gambled on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, through a net account. The regulations are very straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to win money. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the line of contact with other players. Of course, methods employed during a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

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

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

After the player has selected which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common 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 payment schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning players are agile enough to choose the most money-making ones each and every instance.

As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Further, several versions of the game give the enthusiast a chance to increase their wins, in which instance another game is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.