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Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your computer, using a net connection. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the player has chosen which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can change from game to game, so that knowledgeable bettors are agile enough to select the most beneficial game every instance.

After the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to increase their wins, in which situation a further game is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.