Patent ID: 8579688
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to play video poker, the apparatus comprising: an input unit and an output unit; a processing unit operationally connected to the input unit and the output unit, the processing unit configured to: provide an electronic deck of cards; allow the player to complete a first video poker game; determine, based on a final hand in the first video poker game, whether a second video poker game qualifies for reveal card(s); deal an initial poker hand from a virtual deck of cards for the second video poker game; determine if the second video poker game qualified for reveal card(s), and if so, then displaying the reveal card(s) which are undealt card values in the virtual deck, a number of reveal card(s) displayed being determined based on the final hand in the first video poker game; allow the player to select and replace discard cards in the initial poker hand to form a final poker hand, the discard cards replaced with cards dealt from the virtual deck.