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Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be gambled on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, through a net account. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and players will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the player has selected which cards he wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are dealt if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to select the most beneficial machine every time.

As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game give the bettor a chance to increase their profits, in which instance another hand is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.