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Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be wagered on in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your home computer, through a net connection. The regulations are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically 'handed out' on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with 'hold' written on them, and bettors will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the 'hold' buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it's all or none.

After the player has chosen which cards she would like to retain, they should press 'draw', at which point any new cards are needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning players are able to pick the most beneficial game each and every time.

As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the 'collect' button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game give the gambler a chance to double their winnings, in which instance a further game is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.