Patent ID: 7297057
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a poker game, said method comprising: (a) receiving an initial wager from a player; (b) dealing a hand of cards to the player, said hand of cards including a first plurality of cards from a deck of cards; (c) dealing a second plurality of cards to the player from the deck of cards, said second plurality of cards dealt face-down to the player; (d) enabling the player to end the poker game or purchase one of the second plurality of cards to add to the player's hand for an additional wager, and (e) repeating (d) until the player ends the poker game or until there are no remaining cards in the second plurality of cards for the player to purchase, wherein each time the player purchases one of the second plurality of cards, one of the cards from the second plurality of cards is added to the player's hand without regard to any of the cards already in the player's hand and such that the quantity of cards in the player's hand increases; and (f) when the player ends the poker game or when there are no cards remaining in the second plurality of cards for the player to purchase, evaluating the cards in the player's hand including all of the purchased cards and providing an award to the player if the player's hand includes a winning combination of cards.