Video poker is one of the hottest trends in the current poker craze. Video poker comes in almost as many flavors as there are poker games. One variation of the video poker machine itself that is starting to gain in popularity is the Multiple Hand Video Poker Machine, often called simply Multi-Hand machines.

Multiple Hand Video poker machines have games that offer 3 or more hands, and can be played in increments of $.01, $.05, $.25, $.50 or $1.00. Players may play any number of coins from one to up to five coins per hand. Players also have the ability to choose play three hands, ten hands, fifty two hands or up to one hundred hands.

When playing a game which has three or more hands, you can click the Pay Table button to get an overview of that particular machines payout based on coins played.

As in other types of video poker machines, all cards are drawn at random to fill in all the spots. Once any card has been discarded by the player, the discarded cards cannot reappear in any subsequently dealt hands.

Video Poker Hands Rankings

Most video poker hands are almost always ranked in order; however pay tables may vary from machine to machine, and the payout tables are always posted on each multi hand video poker machine.

Multi Hand Video Poker Hands Ranked From Highest To Lowest

Sequential Royal Flush: Cards are in exact order and carry the same suit. An example of a Sequential Royal Flush is 10 Spades, Jack Spades, Queen Spades, King Spades and Ace Spades.

Royal Flush: Cards are of same suit, but not in order. An example of a Royal Flush is 10 Hearts, Queen Hearts, Jack Hearts, Ace Hearts and King Hearts.

Straight Flush: Cards are in sequence and have the same suit. An example of a Straight Flush is 4 Hearts, 5 Hearts, 6 Hearts, 7 Hearts and 8 Hearts.

Four of a Kind: Four cards all of which have the same rank. An example of having Four of a Kind is 7 Diamonds, 7 Spades, 7 Clubs and 7 Hearts.

Full House: Three cards of the same rank, plus a pair. An example of a Full House is 3Hearts, 3 Diamonds, 3 Spades, 5 Hearts and 5 Spades.

Flush: A Flush is five cards, all having the same suit. An example of a Flush is 2 Spades, 3 Spades, 6 Spades, 7 Spades and 9 Spades.

Straight: The Straight consists of five cards ranked in sequence. An example of a Straight is 3H, 4 Hearts, 5 Hearts, 6 Spades and 7 Diamonds.

Three of a Kind: The Three of a Kind hand consists of three cards of the same rank. An example of Three of a Kind is 8 hearts, 8 Spades and 8 Diamonds.

Two Pair: Two Pair is made up of two sets of different cards of the same rank. An example of Two Pair is 5 Hearts, 5 Clubs, 7 Diamonds and 7 Diamonds.

One Pair: Two cards of same rank. An example of One Pair is Queen Hearts and Queen Clubs

Video Poker combines both Luck and skill. The luck part is the cards that are randomly dealt to the player. The skill part encompasses much more then simply knowing what to hold and what to fold. In this article we'll discuss some of the things every video poker player should be doing, regardless of their game play strategy.

Whether you play at a Multi Hand Video Poker machine or a Single Hand machine, you should always follow two important rules. First, always play at full pay machines, and secondly, always play the maximum amount of coins allowed. By doing this, when you hit a winning hand, youll always win bigger than if you had skimped on the full pay and the max coins.