Video poker method of play

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9033784-B2
Application number	US-201313869157-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2013
Priority date	Jun 14, 2010
Publication date	May 19, 2015
Grant date	May 19, 2015

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of playing video poker in which a player wagers on an electronic gaming device, the electronic gaming device comprising a processor and a display, and being configured to accept wagers and award payouts, the method 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 desig…

Assignees

• Ags Llc

Inventors

• Vancura Olaf
• Miodunski Robert L

Classifications

• G07F17/32

  Physics · mapped topic

• G07F17/3293 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic