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Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be played in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through a net connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the player has decided on which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Generally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every 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, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most beneficial game each instance.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Further, a few versions of the game give the player a chance to double their winnings, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.