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Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be gambled on in casinos around the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through an Internet account. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with money. On this account it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the player inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will be "given out" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he wishes 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 completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to select the most profitable ones each and every time.

Once the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to double their profits, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.