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Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be played in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, using an Internet connection. The rules are very simple and involve the player trying to achieve the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with money. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of five cards will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the bettor has chosen which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are handed out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in 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 starts 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 goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to select the most money-making machine each instance.

As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the player a chance to increase their wins, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.