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Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be wagered on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your computer, through a web account. The regulations are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will be electronically 'distributed' on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with 'hold' printed on them, and players will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the 'hold' buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it's all or none.

After the gambler has decided on which cards she wishes to retain, they should press 'draw', which will mean that any fresh cards will be given out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful enthusiasts are able to pick the most profitable machine each instance.

As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the 'collect' button to cash out any cash that has been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game give the player an opportunity to increase their wins, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.