Patent ID: 6045129
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a draw poker game comprising:a) dealing an initial five card hand to a player;b) the player either standing on the initial hand or discarding one or more cards from the initial hand;c) dealing the player replacement cards for the discarded cards, if any, to form a final five card hand;d) determining a value for the player's final five card hand based on poker hand ranking;e) if the player's final five card hand is a winning hand, awarding the player a predetermined amount based on the value of the player's final five card hand; andf) if the player's final five card hand is a losing hand, offering the player an opportunity to replay his initial hand by discarding the player's final five card hand and re-dealing to the player the same initial five card hand having cards of the same suit and rank that were dealt to the player in step (a), and repeating steps (b) through (e).