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Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using a net account. The rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be "given out" on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers should now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to pick the most profitable game each instance.

As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game give the player an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.