Modified poker system with combination of multiple games using at least some common cards and method of playing the same

A method of playing a video card game, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) dealing a card having at least a rank;
• (b) arranging said dealt card in only one position in a card hand having a predetermined number of available positions and responsive to a best play suggestion, and placing said dealt card into said position and designating said selected as not available for receiving another card;
• (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) in order until said predetermined number of available positions have been filled with said dealt cards;
• and
• (d) awarding at least one payout if said dealt cards in said positions have been arranged in at least one predetermined ranking order.

A method of playing a video card game, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) selecting a target card having at least one target characteristic;
• (b) dealing a card having at least one card characteristic;
• (c) arranging said dealt card in only one position in a card hand having a predetermined number of available positions responsive to a best play suggestion, and placing said dealt card into said position and designating said position as not available for receiving another card;
• (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) in order until said predetermined number of available positions have been filled with said dealt cards;
• (e) awarding a first payout if said dealt cards in said positions have been arranged in a predetermined card characteristic order;
• (f) awarding a second payout if at least one card characteristic of at least one of said dealt cards matches said at least one target characteristic;
• and
• (g) awarding a third payout if said dealt cards in said card hand meet predetermined criteria.

A computer system for playing a card game, said system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory storing a computer program controlling operation of said processor, said program including instructions for causing the processor to effect:
• (a) dealing a card having at least a rank from at least one deck of cards to a player, for placement into one position of a card hand having a predetermined number of positions;
• (b) allowing said player to arrange said dealt card in only one position of said predetermined number of positions in said card hand responsive to an ordered ranking of one of lowest ranking to highest ranking and highest ranking to lowest ranking and responsive to a best play suggestion, and placing said dealt card into said position and designating said position as not available for receiving another card;
• (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) in order until all of said predetermined number of positions have been filled with said dealt cards;
• (d) awarding a first portion of a payout or a first payout to said player if said dealt cards of said card hand have been arranged in said ordered ranking;
• and
• (e) awarding a second portion of said payout or a second payout to said player if said dealt cards of said card hand comprise a predetermined combination of cards resulting in a payable hand as determined according to a winning hand payout schedule.

A computer system for playing a card game, said system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory storing a computer program controlling operation of said processor, said program including instructions for causing the processor to effect:
• (a) dealing a card having at least a rank;
• (b) allowing said dealt card to be arranged in only one position in a card hand having a predetermined number of available positions responsive to a best play suggestion, and placing said dealt card into said position and designating said position as not available for receiving another card;
• (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) in order until said predetermined number of available positions have been filled with said dealt cards;
• and
• (d) awarding at least one payout if said dealt cards in said positions have been arranged in at least one predetermined ranking order.

A computer system for playing a card game, said system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory storing a computer program controlling operation of said processor, said program including instructions for causing the processor to effect:
• (a) allowing a target card having at least one target characteristic to be selected;
• (b) dealing a card having at least one card characteristic;
• (c) allowing said dealt card to be arranged by a player in only one position in a card hand having a predetermined number of available positions responsive to a best play suggestion, and placing said dealt card into said position and designating said position as not available for receiving another card;
• (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) in order until said predetermined number of available positions have been filled with said dealt cards;
• (e) awarding a first payout if said dealt cards in said positions have been arranged in a predetermined card characteristic order;
• (f) awarding a second payout if at least one card characteristic of at least one of said dealt cards matches said at least one target characteristic;
• and
• (g) awarding a third payout if said dealt cards in said card hand meet predetermined criteria.

A computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer, the instructions instructing the computer to execute a card game, said instructions comprising:

• (a) dealing a card having at least a rank from at least one deck of cards to a player, for placement into one position of a card hand having a predetermined number of positions;
• (b) arranging, by said player, said dealt card in only one position of said predetermined number of positions in said card hand responsive to an ordered ranking of one of lowest ranking to highest ranking and highest ranking to lowest ranking and responsive to a best play suggestion, and placing said dealt card into said position and designating said position as not available for receiving another card;
• (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) in order until all of said predetermined number of positions have been filled with said dealt cards;
• (d) awarding a first portion of a payout or a first payout to said player if said dealt cards of said card hand have been arranged in said ordered ranking;
• and
• (e) awarding a second portion of said payout or a second payout to said player if said dealt cards of said card hand comprise a predetermined combination of cards resulting in a payable hand as determined according to a winning hand payout schedule.

A computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer, the instructions instructing the computer to execute a card game, said instructions comprising:

• (a) dealing a card having at least a rank;
• (b) arranging said dealt card in only one position in a card hand having a predetermined number of available positions responsive to a best play suggestion, and placing said dealt card into said position and designating said position as not available for receiving another card;
• (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) in order until said predetermined number of available positions have been filled with said dealt cards;
• and
• (d) awarding at least one payout if said dealt cards in said positions have been arranged in at least one predetermined ranking order.

A computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer, the instructions instructing the computer to execute a card game, said instructions comprising:

• (a) selecting a target card having at least one target characteristic;
• (b) dealing a card having at least one card characteristic;
• (c) arranging said dealt card in only one position in a card hand having a predetermined number of available positions responsive to a best play suggestion, and placing said dealt card into said position and designating said position as not available for receiving another card;
• (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) in order until said predetermined number of available positions have been filled with said dealt cards including the card dealt in said dealing step (b);
• (e) awarding a first payout if said dealt cards in said positions have been arranged in a predetermined card characteristic order;
• (f) awarding a second payout if at least one card characteristic of at least one of said dealt cards matches said at least one target characteristic;
• and
• (g) awarding a third payout if said dealt cards in said card hand meet predetermined criteria.

A system for playing a video card game, said system comprising:

• means for dealing a card having at least a rank from at least one deck of cards to a player, for placement into one position of a card hand having a predetermined number of positions;
• means for allowing said player to arrange said dealt card in only one position of said predetermined number of positions in said card hand responsive to an ordered ranking of one of lowest ranking to highest ranking and highest ranking to lowest ranking and responsive to a best play suggestion, and placing said dealt card into said position and designating said position as not available for receiving another card;
• means for repeating said dealing and said arranging in order until all of said predetermined number of positions have been filled with said dealt cards;
• means for awarding a first portion of a payout or a first payout to said player if said dealt cards of said card hand have been arranged in said ordered ranking;
• and
• means for awarding a second portion of said payout or a second payout to said player if said dealt cards of said card hand comprise a predetermined combination of cards resulting in a payable hand as determined according to a winning hand payout schedule.

A system for playing a video card game, said system comprising:

• means for dealing a card having at least a rank;
• means for allowing said dealt card to be arranged in only one position in a card hand having a predetermined number of available positions;
• means for repeating said dealing and said arranging in order until said predetermined number of available positions have been filled with said dealt cards responsive to a best play suggestion, and placing said dealt card into said position and designating said position as not available for receiving another card;
• and
• means for awarding at least one payout if said dealt cards in said positions have been arranged in at least one predetermined ranking order.

A system for playing a video card game, said system comprising:

• means for allowing a target card having at least one target characteristic to be selected;
• means for dealing a card having at least one card characteristic;
• means for allowing said dealt card to be arranged in only one position in a card hand having a predetermined number of available positions responsive to a best play suggestion, and placing said dealt card into said position and designating said position as not available for receiving another card;
• means for repeating said dealing and said arranging in order until said predetermined number of available positions have been filled with said dealt cards including the dealt card;
• means for awarding a first payout if said dealt cards in said positions have been arranged in a predetermined card characteristic order;
• means for awarding a second payout if at least one card characteristic of at least one of said dealt cards matches said at least one target characteristic;
• and
• means for awarding a third payout if said dealt cards in said card hand meet predetermined criteria.