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Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be played in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using a web connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the highest combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be "given out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the player has chosen which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are given 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 printed on the payment schedule.

Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three 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 range from game to game, so that discerning bettors are able to pick the most money-making game each and every time.

After the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation a further game is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.