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Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at home on your home computer, through a net connection. The rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be "distributed" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has selected which cards she wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are dealt if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to select the most beneficial machine each time.

Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that might have been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to increase their profits, in which instance another game is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.