Patent ID: 7597327

Claim:
A method of playing a round of a draw poker game on a computer-controlled video display, the method comprising: displaying a first hand of cards face up on said computer-controlled video display, the first hand of cards consisting of a first predetermined number of cards; removing cards from the first hand of cards, said removed cards from the first hand of cards being in number from zero to said first predetermined number of cards; in response to receiving a first card removal request for said first hand of cards, adding to the first hand of cards a replacement card for each card removed from the first hand of cards, wherein said replacement card for each card removed from the first hand of cards is displayed by said computer-controlled video display face up, along with any remaining additional drawn cards in said first hand to obtain a final first hand of cards; displaying a second hand of cards face up on said computer-controlled video display, wherein the second hand of cards includes all the cards removed from the first hand of cards, and wherein the second hand of cards consists of a second predetermined number of cards; removing cards from the second hand of cards, said removed cards from the second hand of cards being in number from zero to said second predetermined number of cards; in response to receiving a second card removal request for said second hand of cards, adding to the second hand of cards a replacement card for each card removed from the second hand of cards, wherein said replacement card for each card removed from the second hand of cards is displayed by said computer-controlled video display face up, along with any remaining additional drawn cards in said second hand to obtain a final second hand of cards; and displaying a third hand of cards face up on said computer-controlled video display, wherein the third hand of cards consists of a third predetermined number of cards, and wherein the third hand of cards includes all the cards removed from the second hand of cards and any remaining additional drawn cards in said third hand to obtain a final third hand of cards; wherein said replacement card for each card removed from said first, second, or third hand of cards is previously undrawn within said round of game play until said replacement card is first displayed in its original replacement position by said computer-controlled video display.