Patent ID: 7527268

Claim:
A method of playing poker, comprising the steps of: Dealing a predetermined number of cards (a hand) to each of at least three players face-down (private hands), and an additional hand comprised of the same number of cards, face-up for public play allowing each player the option of exchanging at least one card between a private hand held by a player and the public hand by moving at least one selected card from the private hand to the public hand, and by moving at least one selected card from the public hand to the private hand with such an exchange requiring that the public hand be of a higher poker value (rank and support) after the exchange play proceeding to the next player allowing the next player the option of exchanging at least one card in the next player's hand with a card in the public hand, and wherein two winners are determined, the first by comparing each private hand using poker rank as the criterion for determining the winner between the at least three players, and the second to be the player responsible for the final improvement of the public hand one player may win both hands.