Patent ID: 6802773
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A method for conducting a multiple hand video poker game incorporating a bad beat feature, the multiple hand video poker game including the steps of a player making a wager to play a plurality of video poker hands, dealing a first hand of cards to said player, said player selecting which cards, if any, of the first hand to hold, reproducing said held cards into additional poker hands, discarding cards of said first hand not held, dealing replacement cards into each hand to form completed poker hands, and rewarding the player for each hand combination matching a set of predetermined winning hand combinations based on the amount wagered by the player, the method comprising:selecting one or more final hands from said winning hand combinations; selecting one or more qualifying starting hands, each of said qualifying starting hands corresponding to at least one selected final hand; and if the player's first hand prior to replacement matches one of said qualifying starting hands and none of the player's completed poker hands matches the final hand corresponding to the qualifying starting hand obtained, issuing a bad beat award to the player.