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Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be gambled on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, using a net connection. The regulations are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be handed out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves 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 goes without saying that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are agile enough to choose the most profitable game each instance.

As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game give the gambler a chance to increase their wins, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.