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Video Poker is a popular game that can be gambled on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using a net connection. The rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the best combination of cards possible in order to acquire money. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, without the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes 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’s all or none.

After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be dealt. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Generally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to select the most beneficial game each instance.

Once the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to double their profits, in which instance a further game is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.