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Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be wagered on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your personal computer, through an Internet connection. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will then be "distributed" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players will need to now choose which cards to hold 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 choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be given out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are able to choose the most beneficial machine every time.

After the first round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Further, several versions of the game give the gambler a chance to double their winnings, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.