Patent ID: 6098984
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a game utilizing a card means comprising a plurality of cards and wherein said plurality of cards is comprised of at least four separate suits comprising the steps of:a) generating at least one player hand to be held by a player said hand having at least one card for each of the at least four suits;b) defining at least one winning hand comprising the at least one player hand containing at least one card of each of the at least four separate suits;c) providing at least one payout for the at least one winning hand and wherein the payoff increases according to the statistical difficulty in making the at least one player hand and further comprising;d) establishing at least one bonus hand comprised of a specific combination of four cards;e) allowing the player to draw at least one card in order to establish a winning hand;f) allowing for an enhanced payout based on the statistical difficulty of obtaining the bonus hand of four cards from a combination, said combination being:i) at least one card of the bonus combination from the players hand andii) at least one card of the bonus combination from a draw hand.