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Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be gambled on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

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

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be given out. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of 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 last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to pick the most beneficial game every time.

After the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Additionally, some styles of the game give the gambler a chance to double their winnings, in which case a further round is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.