{"id":2979,"date":"2021-01-18T13:41:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T13:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ukgamblingsites.com\/?page_id=2979"},"modified":"2023-01-12T17:27:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:27:59","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-single-multi-hand-video-poker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ukgamblingsites.com\/casino\/games\/video-poker\/what-is-the-difference-between-single-multi-hand-video-poker\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Difference Between Single & Multi Hand Video Poker?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MultiVideo poker is one of the best casino games around when it comes to the house edge, which is incredibly low when you use basic strategy to make all the right calls on what to hold. Like many of the games offered by the best online casinos, video poker comes in many different forms with slight rule and gameplay differences.<\/p>\n

One of the most obvious game variations is whether it is single hand or multi hand video poker and the differences between those games is what we are looking at here.<\/p>\n

Precise details will vary depending on the exact version of video poker being played but we can make some general statements about how, for example, single hand Jacks or Better compares to multi hand, or how single hand Deuces Wild compares to that same game but in multi hand format.<\/p>\n

What Does Multi Hand Mean?<\/h2>\n

\"Jacks<\/p>\n

Firstly, let us just be clear about what multi hand video poker actually is<\/em>. The name should tell you most of what you need to know but there is no such thing as a stupid question so, just to be sure, multi hand video poker means that you play more than one hand simultaneously. In fact, you can play three, five, 10, 25, 50, 100 and sometimes even more hands at the same time!<\/p>\n

You may think that would be very time consuming and involve an awful lot decision making with regards which cards to hold. However this is not the case because the multi hand aspect of the game only kicks in for the draw. The step by step process below should make this clearer:<\/p>\n

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  1. As with single hand video poker, select how many coins you want to play (per hand)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Then select how many hands you want to play<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Receive your five cards, then decide which you want to keep and which you will discard<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. The cards you keep will show on all hands, with the further hands shown in smaller sizes over the screen<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. New cards will then be dealt to each hand to complete the game<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Usually when you are playing many hands at once there are too many for you to easily check manually\/visually<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. To ease play the winning hands are usually indicated at the bottom of the screen, along with the payout for each and how many of that particular hand you have hit<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To better illustrate what we mean by this last point, let us assume we are playing 50 hands and you are dealt a pair of Aces, which you keep. All 50 hands have at least won so the visual indicator might read something like:<\/p>\n