Patent ID: 8118655
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a poker-based wagering game on an electronic gaming device having a processor, random number generator, one or more player interfaces and a display screen comprising: accepting a player wager which is registered by said processor; displaying on said display screen a player with five initial random cards forming an initial poker hand; via said one or more player interfaces, allowing the player to hold or discard each of the initial cards; displaying on said display screen random replacement cards for each discard forming a final poker hand; and providing an award based on a rank of a bonus poker hand formed by each of the initial cards, including both held and discarded initial cards, in combination with each of the replacement cards, said award further based on a number of cards forming the bonus poker hand such that unique pay tables relative to six-card, seven-card, eight-card, nine-card and ten-card bonus hands are used to generate the award wherein the bonus poker hand comprises a number of cards equivalent to a number of initial cards plus replacement cards.