Patent ID: 6561898
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a stud poker card game in which a final hand has at least five cards comprising:a) the player selecting to play at least two hands; b) a player making a wager which is allocated among the hands selected to be played by the player; c) dealing and displaying face up a number of partial hands of less than five cards, the number of partial hands corresponding to the number of hands selected to be played by the player, each partial hand having the same cards; d) after the partial hands are displayed, allowing the player the option to increase his wager on any of the partial hands prior to an additional card being dealt to the partial hand; e) dealing and displaying face up additional cards to each hand to complete each hand so that each final hand has at least five cards; f) determining the poker hand ranking of each final hand; and g) paying the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the wager on each hand if the final hand comprises a predetermined poker hand ranking.