Patent ID: 8851478
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a card game comprising: a) a player making a wager; b) providing a deck of playing cards comprising at least a standard fifty-two card deck; c) from the deck of playing cards, displaying an initial first hand of at least five cards all face up; d) on a random basis, displaying an initial second hand having the same cards face up as the initial first hand; e) selecting none, one or more of the face up cards from the initial first hand as cards to be held, discarding the unselected cards and displaying replacement cards for the discarded cards resulting in a final first hand; f) if the initial second hand has been displayed, selecting none, one or more of the face up cards from the second hand as cards to be held, discarding the unselected cards and displaying face up replacement cards for the discarded cards resulting in a final second hand; g) determining the poker hand ranking of the final first hand and the poker hand ranking of the final second hand; h) paying the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the wager if the final first hand comprises a winning poker hand ranking; and i) paying the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the wager if the final second hand comprises a winning poker hand ranking.