Patent ID: 7300347
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a poker video based wagering game comprising: accepting an initial player wager; said player receiving five or more random cards from one or more decks of cards; said player selecting to hold one or more of the five or more random cards; if said one or more hold cards is common to a royal flush, providing the player an opportunity to place a second wager; if said player elects to place the second wager, replacing one or more of the non-hold cards with non-random specific cards needed for partial completion of the royal flush such that the player has a higher probability, but less than 100 percent, of successfully drawing the royal flush after placing the second wager than before placing the second wager; randomly replacing, from each of the remaining cards in the one or more decks of cards, each of the player's cards not common to the royal flush, said remaining cards including cards having different suits than the hold cards; and awarding said player a payout if a player's final poker hand is the royal flush.