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Video Poker is a favored game that can be enjoyed in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using a web connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the best mixture of cards as you can in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player puts credits (whether it's tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically 'handed out' on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the 'hold' buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it's all or none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he would like to retain, they should press 'deal', at which point any new cards are dealt if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize 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 last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced gamblers are able to pick the most money-making machine each instance.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the 'collect' button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game give the bettor an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.