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Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be bet on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your home computer, through an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to get the best combination of cards as you can in order to win money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the line of contact with other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A five card hand will be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and bettors should now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.

Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are able to pick the most beneficial game each and every instance.

After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to double their winnings, in which case another hand is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.