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Video Poker is a beloved game that can be wagered on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, through a net account. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be given out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to select the most profitable game each and every time.
Once the first round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Further, some styles of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.
