Patent ID: 7334795

Claim:
A method of playing a poker game with many players comprising, the steps of: generating a random and unique combination of at least two playing card designations from a source of 52 separate playing card designations corresponding to a standard 52 card deck of playing cards, wherein each combination of said at least two playing card designations is different than all other combinations of at least two playing card designations even though some combinations of at least two playing card designations may contain at least one playing card designation being identical to at least one playing card designation of another combination of at least two playing card designations; providing each one of a plurality of players with said unique combination of at least two playing card designations; generating randomly at least three playing card designations from a source of 52 separate playing card designations corresponding to a standard 52 card deck of playing cards to be used as common community cards; comparing each said combination of at least two playing card designations of each said plurality of players with said at least three community card designations; disqualifying any combination of at least two playing card designations having at least one playing card designation being identical to any community card designation; comparing said combination of at least two playing card designations of each said plurality of players not disqualified with said at least three community card designations in order to determine a best possible five-card poker hand; and declaring at least one non-disqualified combination of at least two playing card designations as a winning hand.