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Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be bet on in casinos around the world, or in your house on your computer, through an Internet account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with cash. On this account it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with competing players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A 5 card hand will be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors should now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has chosen which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The round is now finished, 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 award money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are able to pick the most beneficial ones every instance.
Once the first round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Further, some styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance another round is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.
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