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Video Poker is a popular game that can be gambled on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a net connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically 'distributed' on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast 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 want, from all to none.

After the player has chosen which cards he or she would like to retain, they should press 'deal', which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand 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 award money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two 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 payment schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are agile enough to pick the most profitable game each and every time.

As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the 'collect' button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their winnings, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.