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Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be played in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at home on your computer, using a web connection. The rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best combination of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it is very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with other players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and bettors will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards he would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be given out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving 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 is obvious that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that experienced players are agile enough to choose the most beneficial ones each instance.
As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the player a chance to increase their wins, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.
