Patent ID: 8336882

Claim:
A method of playing a card game with two or more players using an electronic device, wherein the game utilizes a set of playing cards that comprises a wild card, the method comprising the step of causing a program to execute the following instructions: (a) providing a first betting opportunity for a player to place a first bet that the player's hand will be higher in rank than a first predetermined rank, wherein hands are ranked according to predetermined rules; (b) providing a second betting opportunity for a player to place a second bet that the wild card will be dealt into the player's hand or as a community card; (c) after steps (a) and (b), providing a hand comprising at least two cards to each player and providing at least a first community card, wherein the first community card is provided in a manner that conceals the first community card's identity; (d) providing a third betting opportunity after the first community card is provided for a player to place a third bet that cards from the player's hand, in combination with any community cards, can form a hand which is higher in rank than the hands of other players against whom the player is betting; (e) revealing the identity of the first community card; (f) determining which player has the hand with the highest rank; (g) paying the third bet to the player having the hand with the highest rank; (h) paying the first bet to a player if cards from the player's hand in combination with any community cards form a hand that is higher in rank than the first predetermined rank; (i) paying the second bet to a player if the wild card was dealt into the player's hand during the game; and (j) paying the second bet to a player if the wild card was dealt as a community card during the game, wherein the amount of the second bet paid to the player if the wild card was dealt as a community card is higher than if the wild card was dealt into the player's hand.