Patent ID: 6533279
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a poker-style game using a standard deck of playing cards comprising:a) dealing an initial hand consisting of three cards to each player and dealing face down a group of community cards consisting of a first community card, second community card and a third community card; b) permitting the player to discard none, one, two or three cards from the player's initial hand; c) displaying each of the community cards face up; d) if the player discards one card, using the first community card as a replacement card to complete a player's final hand; e) if the player discards two cards, using the first community card and the second community card as replacement cards to complete a player's final hand; f) if the player discards three cards, using the first community card, the second community card and the third community card as replacement cards to complete a player's final hand; and g) determining the poker hand ranking of the player's final hand.