Patent ID: 6581936
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A card gaming method utilizing a conventional fifty-two card deck of cards, the gaming method comprising the steps of:determining the players for a given round prior to dealing a hand of cards to each of the designated players for the given round; determining which of the designated players is eligible for at least one bonus card in the given round; dealing a hand of cards to each of the designated players for a given round, wherein each player hand as dealt has the same number of cards; providing a set of common cards for the given round; providing at least one bonus card for the players eligible for at least one bonus card in the given round, wherein the at least one bonus card may be utilized by the player in the player's final hand; determining which of the players continuing through the given round may utilize the common cards as part of the player's final hand, wherein the players utilizing the common cards will discard from the player's hand as dealt a number of cards equal to the number of common cards, and wherein the discarded cards are not part of the player's final hand; and determining the relative ranking of a final hand for each player that continued through the round, wherein the relative ranking is generally based upon the statistical likelihood of obtaining predetermined combinations of cards and wherein the relative ranking accounts for the use of the set of common cards and the at least one bonus card.