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Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or alternatively at home on your PC, through an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to get the best mixture of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will then be "dealt" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts should 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 light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the bettor has chosen which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are handed out if desired. 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.

Typically, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can change from game to game, so that skillful enthusiasts are able to select the most profitable machine each instance.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game give the player a chance to double their winnings, in which instance another round is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.