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Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be bet on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, through a net connection. The regulations are very simple and involve the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players should now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful players are able to select the most profitable game every time.
Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game allow the player an opportunity to increase their wins, in which situation a further game is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.
