Patent ID: 7360763

Claim:
A method of playing a poker game using at least one deck of 52 playing cards wherein at least two playing hands are given a chance to make a poker hand of five cards, the method comprising the steps of: dealing an initial hand of cards to the at least two playing hands from a deck of 52 playing cards comprised of a first group of suited cards, a second group of non-suited cards and a third group of wild cards; granting the at least two playing hands a chance to place a wager; completing at least one round in which each of the at least two playing hands can receive at least one additional card until each of the at least two playing hands arrives at a final poker hand of five cards; determining whether any of the at least two playing hands has more than one wild card and, if it does, declaring any such hand a losing hand; declaring a winning hand to be the hand having a highest ranking that is not a losing hand; and settling any wagers.