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How to Play Video Poker
April 12th, 2019 by Dayanara

Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be gambled on in casinos around the world, or in your house on your computer, through a net account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards possible in order to acquire cash. On this account it is very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers should now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable players are agile enough to choose the most beneficial game each time.

As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the bettor a chance to double their wins, in which situation another round is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.


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