Patent ID: 6893049

Claim:
A method for playing a stud poker game comprising, in combination; (A) a deck of 54 playing cards; said deck being 2 jokers and 52 said cards; said cards having 14 cards therein with the wild card phrases printed thereon said cards, said 14 cards and said phrases being; (1) 2 black aces, spade and club suite playing cards, with said printing being, ANY BLACK CARD, thereon both said black cards, and 2 red aces, diamond and heart suite playing cards, with said printing being, ANY RED CARD, thereon both said red cards; (2) 4 sevens; club, spade, diamond and heart suite playing cards with said printing being, FACE VALUE IN ANY SUITE, thereon all 4 seven cards; (3) 4 deuces; club, spade, diamond and heart suite playing cards with said printing being, FILLS ANY TWO PAIR, thereon all 4 said deuce cards; (4) 1 red joker playing card with said printing being, GOOD AS ANY CARD, thereon said red joker card, and 1 black joker playing card with said printing being, NO VALUE GOOD FOR FREE BET AND RAISE, thereon said black joker card, with option therefore; and (B) said method for playing said game with said playing cards comprising; said 54 cards are first shuffled thoroughly, included therein are said 14 wild cards; a designated dealer deals two cards from said deck to said players in said game; a first card being dealt face down to said players; a second said card being dealt face up to said players; each said player either passes, bets or calls; a third said card being dealt face up to said players; said players with the highest face up hand leads off the betting; a fourth said card being dealt face up to said players; said player with said high face up hand leads off said betting; a fifth said card being dealt face up to said players; a sixth said card being dealt face down to said players; final said betting is now made by said high face up hand player and said players either fold, pass or raise; all said face down cards are turned face up and said players evaluate said cards so as to produce a winner for said stud poker game of the present invention; said game having options and alternative rules therein.