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Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your PC, using a web connection. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the greatest combination of cards possible in order to win money. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will be "distributed" on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has chosen which cards he or she would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be given out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video 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 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from game to game, so that knowledgeable gamblers are able to pick the most profitable ones each and every time.
After the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that might been won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the enthusiast a chance to increase their wins, in which situation another hand is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.
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