▁local ▁cas inos ▁often ▁offer ▁lower ▁den om ination ▁machines ▁or ▁better ▁odd s . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁people ▁that ▁are ▁sk illed ▁in ▁calculating ▁odd s ▁have ▁made ▁money ▁playing ▁video ▁pok er . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁After ▁inserting ▁money ▁( or ▁a ▁bar - coded ▁paper ▁ticket ▁with ▁credit ) ▁into ▁the ▁machine , ▁play ▁begins ▁by ▁placing ▁a ▁bet ▁of ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁cred its ▁and ▁pressing ▁the ▁" de al " ▁button . ▁The ▁player ▁is ▁then ▁given ▁ 5 ▁cards ▁( like ▁five - card ▁draw ) ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁disc ard ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁new ▁ones ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁virtual ▁deck . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁draw , ▁the ▁machine ▁pays ▁out ▁if ▁the ▁hand ▁or ▁hands ▁played ▁match ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁winning ▁combinations , ▁which ▁are ▁posted ▁in ▁the ▁pay ▁table . ▁Un like ▁the ▁table ▁version , ▁the ▁player ▁may ▁disc ard ▁all ▁ 5 ▁of ▁their ▁original ▁cards ▁if ▁they ▁so ▁choose . ▁ ▁Pay ▁tables ▁allocate ▁the ▁p ayout s ▁for ▁hands ▁and ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁how ▁rare ▁they ▁are , ▁the ▁game ▁variation , ▁and ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁operator . ▁ ▁A ▁typical ▁pay ▁table ▁starts ▁with ▁a ▁minimum ▁hand ▁of ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁j acks , ▁which ▁pays ▁even ▁money . ▁All ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁combinations ▁in ▁video ▁pok er ▁are ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁in ▁table ▁pok er , ▁including ▁such ▁hands ▁as ▁two ▁pair , ▁three ▁of ▁a ▁kind , ▁straight