Patent ID: 8167697

Claim:
A method of playing an electronic wagering card game in which card rank and card suit information is provided to a processor, the method comprising: a) at least one player placing at least an Ante wager at risk; b) the at least one player receiving a multiple number of playing cards comprising at least 5 original playing cards; c) distributing the at least five original playing cards between at least two separate play areas; d) the processor identifying an optimum strategy or probability of success for one or more strategies which are displayed to the at least one player; e) the player making an election to either i) fold and lose the at least one wager; ii) accept a winning outcome on the at least five original playing cards; or iii) wager or pay for at least one community playing card that optionally may be used to replace individual ones of the at least five original playing cards; and f) resolving any wagers remaining in play based upon at least predetermined combinations of cards in both of the at least two separate play areas.