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Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be gambled on in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through a net account. The regulations are very simple and involve the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video 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 bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the bettor has selected which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are given out if desired. The game 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 lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can change from game to game, so that skillful bettors are able to select the most money-making game each and every time.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game give the gambler an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.