Multi-player video poker game and method thereof

A game server comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:
• selecting a video poker game from a variety of offered video poker game variants;
• inviting a plurality of players to play the selected video poker game, wherein each participating player plays an individual hand dealt from a standard 52 card deck;
• placing a wager to begin play by each participating player, wherein there is at least two participating players;
• allocating a first portion of the wager placed by each participating player into a primary pool;
• allocating a remaining portion of the wager placed by each participating player into a secondary pool;
• dealing a number of cards to each participating player from the card deck in accordance with rules of the selected video poker game;
• determining at the end of the video poker game which of the participating players has the best hand compared to the other participating players by comparing remaining five cards of each participating player;
• paying the participating player with the best hand compared to the other participating players from the primary pool;
• determining if any of the participating players has a winning wager by verifying if the remaining five cards of each participating player matches a poker hand stated on a pay table;
• and
• paying each participating player having five cards that match a poker hand stated on the pay table from the secondary pool.

A method for playing a video poker game comprising:

• selecting a video poker game from a variety of offered video poker game variants;
• inviting a plurality of players to play the selected video poker game, wherein each participating player plays an individual hand dealt from a standard 52 card deck;
• placing a wager to begin play by each participating player, wherein there is at least two participating players;
• allocating a first portion of the wager placed by each participating player into a primary pool;
• allocating a remaining portion of the wager placed by each participating player into a secondary pool;
• dealing a number of cards to each participating player from the card deck in accordance with rules of the selected video poker game;
• determining at the end of the video poker game which of the participating players has the best hand compared to the other participating players by comparing remaining five cards of each participating player;
• paying the participating player with the best hand compared to the other participating players from the primary pool;
• determining if any of the participating players has a winning wager by verifying if the remaining five cards of each participating player matches a poker hand stated on a pay table;
• paying each participating player having five cards that match a poker hand stated on the pay table from the secondary pool.