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Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be enjoyed in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using an Internet connection. The regulations are very straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the greatest mixture of cards as you can in order to win money. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be handed 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 shown on the payment schedule.

Generally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two 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 pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning gamblers are agile enough to select the most profitable game every time.

After the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game give the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which situation another hand is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.