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Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be wagered on in casinos throughout the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, through a web account. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to get the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will be "given out" on the screen.

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

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful gamblers are able to select the most money-making machine each time.

After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Further, several versions of the game give the bettor an opportunity to increase their profits, in which instance another hand is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.