The Proper Way to Enjoy Video Poker

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Video Poker is a beloved game that can be wagered on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your home computer, using a web connection. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the greatest combination of cards as you can in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the line of contact with other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "distributed" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to now pick which cards to hold 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 decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has selected which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are handed out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts 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 game to game, so that discerning gamblers are able to select the most beneficial game every instance.

As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Further, several versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to double their wins, in which situation a further game is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.

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