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Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be wagered on in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through an Internet account. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes 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 enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has selected which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are dealt if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that experienced bettors are able to select the most profitable machine every instance.

Once the first round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game allow the gambler a chance to increase their profits, in which instance a further game is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.