Patent ID: 7293772
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method to play a poker type wagering game between a plurality of players, the method comprising: placing a wager into a pot by all players; providing deck(s) of playing cards and dealing only one hand being a current hand using the cards; selecting a current player; viewing the current hand by a current player but not by any other players; declaring to other players a poker hand rank based on the current hand by the current player by truthtelling or lying about the hand rank; and allowing a next player to choose one of these three available options: 1) fold, 2) challenge, 3) to assume the current hand in which the next player views the current hand and tries to improve the current hand; wherein the dealing comprises dealing a switch card to each of the plurality of players, and when the next player tries to improve the current hand the next player replaces a card chosen by the next player in the current hand with the next player's switch card.