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Video poker is the improved version of classic slots. The rules and the game principles are almost the same, the machine itself being modernized.
The purpose of video poker is to get the highest winning combination
of cards. The winning combination is a definite order of the player’s
cards.
There are a lot of kinds of video poker. They all have different
sets of winning combinations.
Usually there’s a list of winning combinations at the top corner of the machine. Also there is a payout table. At the center of the machine you can see a screen where the player's cards are shown.
The game starts after a player drops a coin into the machine. Then five cards are dealt to him. He has an option of changing cards. H If he needs to do it, he has to choose
which cards to keep and which cards to exchange.
The player has to push the button “Deal” if he needs some cards to be changed. Then the player’s cards for winning combinations are being checking up.
Here is the list of the most usual winning hands in video poker.
| Name
of the combination |
Explanation |
| Royal
Flush |
The line of
cards that consists of the highest value cards. |
| Straight
Flush |
These are
cards that include a line of cards of enlarging value of the same suit. |
| Four
of a Kind |
Four cards of the same rank. |
| Full
House |
Two cards of one rank and three of some other |
| Flush |
Five cards of the same suit |
| Straight |
A line of cards of enlarging value. |
| Three
of a Kind |
Three cards of the same rank |
| Two
Pairs |
For example,
two 7’s and two 9’s. |
| Jacks
or Better |
To cards of the same rank better than 10’s |
When a player gets one of the winning combinations, he can try to double his winnings. To do it he should push the button "Double" and choose a card from the four closed cards.
If a selected card is higher than the opened one the winning sum is doubled. If the it is lower – a player loses all his money. If the cards are of the same value, the game will end in a draw.
A player may double his winnings several times (sometimes up to 5).
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