Patent ID: 6270405
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a poker game comprising:(a) providing positions for placement of cards in a plurality of poker hands;(b) placing a wager on each poker hand or on the aggregate of said plurality of poker hands;(c) randomizing a card deck;(d) dealing an initial three to seven cards into a first hand from said randomized deck;(e) holding or discarding cards dealt into said first hand, and moving discarded cards into positions provided for one more additional five-card hands;(f) dealing from said randomized deck an immediate replacement card into said first hand for each card moved;(g) when all cards in said first hand have been held or have been moved into unfilled spaces in said additional hands, dealing cards from said randomized deck in a preset pattern to fill in all remaining available positions and complete said poker hands;(h) determining the value of each poker hand;(i) paying to or receiving from the player the value of each poker hand in accordance with predetermined payoff amounts.