Patent ID: 7404763

Claim:
A method of conducting a poker card game comprising: providing a deck consisting of fifty-two cards formed by replacing one or more pre-established cards from a deck of conventional playing cards having fifty-two cards depicting heart suits, diamond suits, spade suits and club suits with each suit including thirteen cards comprising ranks from two through ace, wherein the conventional playing cards depict a card rank and a number of pips matching the depicted card rank or a graphical representation corresponding to a face card rank, with alternative cards each alternative card consisting of a suit, and logo or non-ranking letter, each of said alternative cards having no card rank or graphical representation of a face card rank represented thereon, wherein the alternative cards may take on multiple ranks selected from the ranks of the conventional cards the alternative cards replaced; accepting player wagers or bets; providing means for a player to participate in a card game utilizing randomly distributed cards from the deck of fifty-two cards, including the alternative cards, wherein rules of the card game comprise: a. providing a player with a first set of cards from the deck of cards; b. allowing said player to hold or discard each card from the first set of cards; c. replacing any discards with replacement cards from the deck of cards; and d. providing a payout or award based on a strength of a final poker hand in combination with any alternative cards used to form said final poker hand.