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Electronic Poker is a beloved game that usually will be bet on in casinos throughout the globe, or in your house on your computer, through a web connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to get the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors should now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the 'hold' buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it's all or none.

After the player has chosen which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press 'draw', at which point any new cards will be dealt if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most profitable ones each and every instance.

After the first round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the 'collect' button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which instance another hand is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.