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Video Poker is a popular game that can be enjoyed in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your personal computer, through a net connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards achievable in order to acquire money. On this account it is much the same as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the gambler has decided on which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced players are able to pick the most money-making machine each time.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Additionally, several styles of the game give the bettor a chance to increase their winnings, in which case a further round is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.