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Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be wagered on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your PC, using a web account. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards as you can in order to acquire money. On this account it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler 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, whether it is all or none.

After the gambler has selected which cards he or she would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are dealt if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning 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, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced enthusiasts are able to pick the most profitable game each and every time.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game give the bettor an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation a further game is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.