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Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your home computer, using a web connection. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the involvement with competing players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast 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 player has selected which cards he would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be dealt if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Typically, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that skillful gamblers are able to select the most beneficial game each instance.
Once the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the gambler a chance to double their profits, in which case another round is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.
