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Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be gambled on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a web connection. The regulations are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best combination of cards achievable in order to acquire money. On this account it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has decided on which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be dealt if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves 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 definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to pick the most beneficial machine each instance.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Further, several styles of the game give the gambler a chance to increase their winnings, in which case a further round is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.