Patent ID: 7874901

Claim:
A method of playing a poker game comprising, in combination, the steps of: collecting from each at least one player an ante wager; dealing two cards to each said player; dealing three community cards; exposing said three community cards to each said player remaining in said poker game; requiring a flop wager from each said player remaining in said poker game; disqualifying any said player failing to provide said flop wager; dealing a fourth community card; exposing said fourth community card to each said player remaining in said poker game; requiring a turn wager from each said player remaining in said poker game; disqualifying any said player failing to provide said turn wager; dealing a fifth community card; exposing said fifth community card to each said player remaining in said poker game; collecting each of said ante wager, said flop wager, and said turn wager being placed by each said player disqualified from said poker game; determining for each said player remaining in said poker game a highest value five-card combination of said two cards dealt to said player and said five community cards; paying a first amount corresponding to said ante wager to each said player remaining in said poker game in conformity with said player having said highest value five-card combination being not less than a pre-determined value; paying a second amount corresponding to said flop wager to each said player remaining in said poker game in conformity with said player having said highest value five-card combination being not less than said pre-determined value; paying a third amount corresponding to said turn wager to each said player remaining in said poker game in conformity with a poker ranking of said highest value five-card combination of said player; and collecting each of said ante wager, said flop wager, and said turn wager being placed by each said player remaining said poker game in conformity with having said highest value five-card combination being less than said pre-determined value.