Patent ID: 7722045
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a community card poker game comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of 52 playing cards: dealing an initial hand of two down cards to the at least two playing hands from a deck of 52 playing cards comprised of a first group of suited cards, a second group of non-suited cards and a third group of wild cards; conducting a first round of betting in which there is a chance to place a wager; dealing three community cards face up; conducting a second round of betting in which there is a chance to place a wager; dealing a fourth community card face up; conducting a third round of betting in which there is a chance to place a wager; dealing a final card; conducting a fourth round of betting in which there is a chance to place a wager; declaring a winning hand to be the playing hand having a highest ranking that is not a losing hand; and settling any wagers; wherein the winning hand may use any combination of five cards from the five community cards and the initial hand of two down cards except that it can only contain one wild card; and wherein the losing hand is any playing hand that cannot make a five card hand without using more than one wild card.