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Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be gambled on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, using a web connection. The rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the highest mixture of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will be "handed out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the gambler has decided on which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are dealt 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 shown on the payout schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video 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, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to choose the most beneficial machine each and every time.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game give the player a chance to double their profits, in which situation a further game is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.