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Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or in your house on your PC, using a web account. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the best assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the player has decided on which cards he wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are agile enough to choose the most profitable game each instance.

As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game give the bettor an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation another hand is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.