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Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be wagered on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, using a net connection. The rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and players should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he or she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be handed out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts 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 finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most profitable ones each instance.
Once the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Further, some versions of the game give the player an opportunity to double their winnings, in which instance another round is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.
