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Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your computer, using a net account. The rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to get the highest assemblage of cards as you can in order to win money. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will be "given out" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to 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 or she would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are given out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each 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 should be known that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are agile enough to select the most profitable game each and every instance.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Further, several versions of the game give the gambler an opportunity to double their profits, in which case a further round is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.