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Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be wagered on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your computer, using a net connection. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest combination of cards as you can in order to win cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the line of contact with other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be "distributed" on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the player has selected which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding 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, and moves 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 is obvious that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that skillful enthusiasts are able to pick the most money-making machine each and every time.

As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that might have been won. Further, a few versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which case another round is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.