Patent ID: 8574052
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. In a method of playing video poker using a computer, a random number generator, and a video display screen, the improvement which comprises: dealing a first primary poker hand of 5 cards; selecting 0 to 5 cards from the first primary poker hand to be discarded into a secondary poker hand; discarding the selected cards into the secondary poker hand; dealing 0 to 5 cards to the first primary poker hand to replace any discarded card and form a final primary poker hand of 5 cards; dealing 0 to 5 cards to complete the final secondary poker hand of 5 cards; determining a payout based on a pre-determined scale for the final primary poker hand when it is a winning poker hand; determining a multiple greater than one based on a pre-determined pay scale for each final secondary poker hand, when the final secondary poker hand is a winning poker hand of Jacks or better; and multiplying the payout of the final primary winning poker hand with the multiple greater than one determined by the pre-determined pay scale for the final secondary poker hand to determine the final winnings.