Patent ID: 8328615
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for playing multiple hands of video poker, said method comprising: dealing a first poker hand with three or more cards face-up and a second poker hand with three or more cards face-down; selecting a hold card from the first poker hand; duplicating the hold card from the first poker hand into a duplicate hold card, wherein said duplicate hold card is placed over a similarly positioned face-down card of the second poker hand; replacing non-held cards of the first poker hand and turning face-up remaining face-down cards of the second poker hand to complete the first and second poker hands; determining which one of the similarly positioned face-down card and the duplicate hold card can improve the second poker hand; if the similarly positioned face-down card can improve the second poker hand, using the similarly positioned face-down card to replace the duplicate hold card; and determining a poker hand ranking of resulting cards of each poker hand including the first poker hand, and the second poker hand that includes the similarly positioned face-down card.