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The Proper Way to Enjoy Video Poker

November 4th, 2015 Leave a comment Go to comments
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Video Poker is a favored game that can be bet on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your personal computer, through a web connection. The regulations are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the gambler has decided on which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are given out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning gamblers are agile enough to pick the most beneficial machine each instance.

After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their wins, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.

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