VIDEO POKER

You must collect cards to form one of ten winning combinations. The more complicated the combination, the higher the corresponding payout. The game is played using the standard deck of 52 cards. Four deuces in the deck are marked as "Wild".

At the top of the videopoker's screen is a table of the winning combinations and the corresponding payouts.

Lower down the screen is the place where the player's cards are dealt.

At the bottom of the screen are three indicators showing the player's credit balance ("Credits"), the winning sum for the last combination ("Payout") and the current bet in tokens ("Coins").

Even lower down, on the bottom panel are the control buttons:

• to adjust the value of the tokens ("-", "+" and the indicator showing the current token value),
• to insert one token ("Bet One"),
• to insert the maximum number of tokens ("Bet Max") and
• to deal/change the cards ("Deal" / "Change")

The game is played with tokens worth 5, 10, 25 or 50 cents or 1, 2, 5, 10 or 15 dollars (or your account's currency). The maximum number of tokens is 5.

The player can adjust the value of the tokens before each game by pressing the "-" and "+" button, having the current balance of the player's tokens recounted ("Credits" indicator). By pressing the "Bet One" button, the player can increase the bet by one token.

Having pressed the "Bet Max" button, the player can increase the bet to the maximum (five tokens). After that the cards will be dealt automatically.

Having placed his bet, the player presses the "Deal" button and receives his cards. Having looked at his cards, he must decide which of them to keep and which to exchange in the hope of strengthening his hand. For example, if all or some of the cards he has been dealt form a winning combination, or part of one, it is worth keeping these cards and hence increasing the probability of a win.

Click on the appropriate card or on the corresponding "Hold" button beneath the card to hold it. When all the necessary cards have been held, click the "Change" button and the machine will change the remaining (non-held) cards.

In the event of a winning combination the size of the winnings depends on the combination. Both the combination and the corresponding winnings light up on the paout table at the top of the machine. The winnings will then be added to the player's account.

The table below shows all possible winning combinations. The payoffs for these combinations are stated in the videopoker's payout table and may differ depending on the number of tokens inserted.

Hand	Combination	Description
	Natural Royal Flush	Five highest cards - 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace - of the same suit, with no wild cards or jokers
	Four Deuces	Four Deuces (a "Four of a Kind" combination consisting of 2's)
	Wild Royal Flush	Five highest cards - 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace - of the same suit, with one or more cards substituted by a wild card
	Five of a Kind	Five cards of the same value. Since there are only four suits, this combination can only occur in games with wild cards or jokers ("Four of a Kind" plus wild-card or joker)
	Straight Flush	Five sequential cards of the same suit
	Four of a Kind	Four cards of the same value
	Full House	"One Pair" plus "Three of a Kind"
	Flush	Any non-consecutive cards (in value) of the same suit
	Straight	Five consecutive cards (in value) of different suits
	Three of a Kind	Three cards of the same value
	Nothing	None of the above

When playing with Wilds player might receive a card marked "Wild" which can be used to represent any other card in the deck, like a Joker. If, thanks to the wild card, the player is able to form more than one winning combinations he is credited with the most valuable combination.

Please note, that when playing with both wild cards and Jokers, the former can not substitute for Jokers.