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Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be played in casinos around the world, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using a web account. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will then be "distributed" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the gambler has decided on which cards he or she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be handed out. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Typically, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic 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 two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable bettors are agile enough to choose the most profitable game every time.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to increase their profits, in which instance a further game is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.