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Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be played in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at home on your PC, using a web connection. The game rules are very simple and involve the player trying to get the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.

After the player has selected which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing 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 should be known that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to choose the most profitable machine each and every time.

Once the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Further, some versions of the game give the gambler an opportunity to double their winnings, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.