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Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be played in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, using an Internet connection. The rules are very simple and involve the player trying to achieve the best mixture of cards as you can in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is much the same as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will be "given out" on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the gambler has decided on which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Normally, the lowest 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, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to choose the most profitable game each instance.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the gambler a chance to double their winnings, in which case another game is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.