1. A method of playing a video poker tournament comprising: a) designating a group of initial hands as the starting hands to be used in the tournament; b) at least two players entering the tournament; c) each player in the tournament playing out, according to the conventional manner of play of video poker, the group of initial hands and achieving a group of final hands; d) giving each final hand of the group of final hands a score based on the poker hand ranking of each final hand; e) determining a final score for each player based on the player's group of final hands; f) ranking each player according the final score of the player; and g) making an award to the player with the highest rank.