Method of playing a poker game

A method of playing a poker game, including a plurality of players, comprising the steps of,

• providing a deck of cards, including a plurality of identical sets of a predetermined number of cards, each card in each identical set having a distinguishable numerical value and each identical set of cards representing numerals in ascending order and
• providing each player with a predetermined amount of currency, and
• selecting a dealer from a plurality of players, and
• the dealer distributing a finite number of cards to each of the plurality of players, wherein the finite number of cards is less than ten percent of the number of cards in the deck of cards, and
• each player in turn announces a bid of a predetermined number of like numbered cards based on a first number of the like number of cards held by each player and a second number of the like number of cards based on speculation to be held by remaining players of the plurality of players, and
• opposing players selectively challenging the bid or selectively presenting a further bid defining a further number of cards greater than the group of like numbered cards, wherein said each player by correctly substantiating the bid subject to the challenge receives from each player a penalty number of currency or alternatively, upon not substantiating the bid, pays each remaining player of the plurality of players the predetermined number of currency dollars.