US 2014/0194175 A1 · VIDEO POKER METHOD OF PLAY

Abstract

In accordance with a poker game, a player is dealt a first set of cards, such as 5 cards. The player elects which cards to hold and which cards to discard, if any. Upon discarding any cards, a player is dealt a second set of cards, preferably in the same number as the first set of cards. Subsets of the second set of replacement cards are combined with the cards held from the first set of cards to form final hands of cards. Each final hand is evaluated to determine if it is a winning or losing hand, such as against a standard poker paytable. Awards may be varied depending upon the size of the player's wager and/or the number of cards the player holds/discards from the first set.

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Dependent claims

A method of playing video poker, by a player who wagers on an electronic gaming device, with a processor and display, that accepts wagers and awards payouts, comprising the steps of:

initiating play when a wager is received from the player;
displaying a first set of a given number of cards;
allowing the player, via input, to hold cards of the first set;
if the held cards comprise a designated combination of cards, displaying a second set of cards, the number of which is not based on the number of cards held by the player;
and
forming, in combination with said cards held from said first set and each possible subset of cards from said second set of cards, final hands of cards having a number of cards equal to said given number, wherein each card in said second set of cards is used at least once in combination with cards held from said first set in forming at least one of said final hands.

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