Patent ID: 9669288
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A63F,G07F

Claim:
1. A method of conducting a wagering game for at least one player using a device having a data processor in communication with a display, a player interface, and a data storage device, said data storage device adapted to store game pieces marked with at least one game indicium, said game indicia defined such that the game pieces may be included in sets of complementary game indicia, said data processor adapted to execute program instructions to conduct a method comprising the steps of: receiving an ante wager from each player through said player interface; dealing a player hand of game pieces by said data processor; receiving an election through said player interface to fold and surrender the player's ante wager or place a raise wager, wherein the maximum amount of said raise wager varies depending on the quantity of sets of complementary game pieces that can be formed from the game pieces of the player hand; for each player electing to place a raise wager, forming a final player hand from each player hand by forming as many sets as possible of complementary game pieces in said player hand marked with complementary game indicia; evaluating each final player hand by said data processor based at least on the quantity of sets of complementary game pieces in said final player hand; and determining whether to issue a pay out by said data processor based on the evaluation of each final player hand.