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Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your home computer, through a web account. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will be electronically 'distributed' on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the 'hold' buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it's all or none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press 'deal', at which point any fresh cards will be dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning 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 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 last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful gamblers are able to pick the most beneficial machine each instance.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the 'collect' button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Additionally, a few styles of the game give the player an opportunity to double their winnings, in which case another game is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.