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Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be bet on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your personal computer, through a web connection. The regulations are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A five card hand will then be "distributed" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the 'hold' buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards he would like to retain, they should press 'draw', which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most profitable game each time.

After the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the 'collect' button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the player a chance to increase their wins, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.