Patent ID: 7654532

Claim:
A method of playing a game with a bonus, said method comprising the steps of: (a) playing said game a plurality of times said bonus being triggered a plurality of times; (b) providing at least one 52-card deck of playing cards for said bonus; (c) providing a plurality of bonus starter hands each having at least one predetermined playing card, said starter hands remaining the same for all of said plurality of bonuses, said predetermined playing cards being known to said player prior to playing said game; and (d) playing said bonus, said bonus comprising the steps of: (1) displaying said starter hands; (2) revealing community cards comprised of at least one of said playing cards; (3) combining said community cards with each of said starter hands to produce a complete hand corresponding to each starter hand; (4) determining if any of said complete hands has a predetermined combination found in a payout table; and (5) paying a payout amount if at least one of said complete hands has said predetermined combination.