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Electronic Poker is a beloved game that usually will be played in casinos across the world, or in your house on your home computer, through an Internet connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the best assemblage of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it's much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically 'dealt' on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has buttons with 'hold' written on them, and gamblers will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the 'hold' buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it's all or none.

After the bettor has selected which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press 'deal', at which point any new cards are needed they will be dealt. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic 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 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are agile enough to select the most profitable game each time.

After the first round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the 'collect' button to cash out any money that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to double their winnings, in which instance a further game is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.