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Video Poker is a beloved game that can be enjoyed in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, through an Internet account. The game rules are very simple and involve the player trying to get the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with money. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning 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, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to pick the most money-making machine every time.
Once the first round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game give the bettor a chance to increase their winnings, in which instance a further round is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.
