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Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be gambled on in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a web account. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with money. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are given out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing 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 goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable bettors are agile enough to choose the most profitable game every instance.

After the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game give the bettor a chance to double their winnings, in which case another hand is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.