Patent ID: 7694972
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a poker game, comprising the steps of: a.) assigning a dealer button to a player; b.) requiring at least one player to the left of the player with the dealer button to place a blind bet; c.) dealing at least two cards from a physical deck of cards face down to each player; d.) conducting a first round of betting beginning with the player to the left of the player placing the blind bet; e.) dealing three community cards face up; f.) conducting a second round of betting; g.) dealing a fourth community card face up; h.) conducting a third round of betting; i.) dealing a fifth community card face up; j.) conducting a final round of betting; k.) determining a winning player based on a best five-card poker hand determined for each player from the cards in the player's hand and the five community cards; l.) awarding a winner's button to the winning player; and m.) in a subsequent hand, permitting the player holding the winner's button to bet last in all rounds of betting; wherein the player holding the winner's button is skipped over when it would normally otherwise be their turn to bet until all players have bet, and the betting returns to the player holding the winner's button for the final betting opportunity.