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Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be wagered on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using an Internet account. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to achieve the highest combination of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will be "distributed" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the 'hold' buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards he would like to keep, they should press 'deal', at which point any new cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that skillful gamblers are agile enough to pick the most money-making ones every time.

As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the 'collect' button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game give the player a chance to increase their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.