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Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos around the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using an Internet account. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will then be "dealt" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors should now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the bettor has selected which cards he would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are given out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of 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 goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced enthusiasts are able to select the most money-making machine each time.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their profits, in which instance a further game is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.