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Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos around the world, or in your house on your personal computer, through a web connection. The rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to acquire cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the gambler has chosen which cards he would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing 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 finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that skillful players are able to select the most money-making game each time.
After the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game give the gambler an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case another hand is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.
