Patent ID: 7464936

Claim:
A method of playing a succession of poker-type games with at least one 52-card deck of playing cards, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of starter hands each having at least one predetermined, revealed playing card; (b) removing said revealed playing cards from said deck; (c) providing a separate payout table corresponding to each of said starter hands; and (d) playing said poker-type game a plurality of times in succession, said game comprising the steps of: (1) providing a set of community cards comprised of a plurality of playing cards, said set of community cards being combined with each of said starter hands to produce a complete hand corresponding to each starter hand; (2) a player wagering on one or more of said starter hands in a first wagering round; (3) revealing a first at least one community card after said first wagering round; (4) providing said player with at least the option of raising or folding each of said hands in a second wagering round; (5) revealing a second at least one community card; (6) determining if any of said complete hands that has not been folded has a predetermined combination found in said corresponding payout table; and (7) paying said player a payout amount if at least one of said complete hands that has not been folded has said predetermined combination; (e) whereby said starter hands remain the same for each of said games of said succession of games.