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The Proper Way to Gamble on Video Poker

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Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be enjoyed in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your PC, through an Internet account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "dealt" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors should now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he or she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be given out if desired. The game 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.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video 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, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful players are able to choose the most profitable ones each time.

After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that has been won. Further, a few versions of the game allow the bettor a chance to increase their winnings, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.

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