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Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be played in casinos across the world, or alternatively at home on your PC, through an Internet connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is much the same as a classic 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 useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and pushes the play button. A hand of five cards will be "dealt" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are agile enough to select the most profitable game every time.
After the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game give the gambler an opportunity to double their wins, in which case a further hand is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.
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