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Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your computer, using a net account. The regulations are very simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to acquire money. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Typically, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are agile enough to select the most profitable game each time.
After the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that might have been won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to increase their profits, in which instance another hand is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.
