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Learning Play Electronic Poker

Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be played in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, through a web connection. The regulations are very simple and consist of the player attempting to get the highest combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. In this respect it is much the same as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be "distributed" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the bettor has selected which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of 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 definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable players are able to select the most profitable ones each and every time.

As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that might have been won. Further, several versions of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance another game is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.

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