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Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, using a web connection. The rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it's very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically 'handed out' on the video 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 discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the 'hold' buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the gambler has decided on which cards he or she would like to keep, they should press 'deal', which will mean that any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.

Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that experienced enthusiasts are able to choose the most profitable game each and every instance.

After the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the 'collect' button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to double their wins, in which situation a further game is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.