Video poker game
View Patent ↗A player makes a wager to play a draw poker game a wager to play a stud poker game which is allocated over one or more stud poker hands. The player is dealt a draw poker hand. The player is then dealt one or more stud poker hands depending on the number of stud poker hands selected to be played. The player wins or loses depending on the poker hand ranking of each of the stud poker hands. The amount won for each winning hand is based on the poker hand ranking and the amount wagered according to a stud poker pay table. The player plays out the draw poker hand in accordance with the conventional manner of play of draw poker. The amount won for each winning hand is based on the poker hand ranking and the amount wagered according to a draw poker pay table.
1. A method of playing a card game comprising:
a) a player makes a first wager to play a draw poker game before any hands are displayed;
b) the player makes a second wager to play a stud poker game before any hands are displayed, the second wager being allocated over one or more stud poker hands as determined by the player;
c) displaying the one or more stud poker hands to the player;
d) determining a poker hand ranking of each stud poker hand and awarding the player an amount for each winning stud poker hand based on the poker hand ranking and the amount of the second wager according to a stud poker pay table;
e) displaying an initial draw poker hand to the player;
f) the player playing out the draw poker hand in accordance with a conventional manner of play of draw poker; and
g) determining a poker hand ranking of a final draw poker hand and awarding the player an amount for a winning draw poker hand based on the poker hand ranking and the amount of the first wager according to a draw poker pay table.
2. The method of claim 1 in which each stud poker hand is displayed from a separate deck of playing cards and the draw poker hand is also displayed from another separate deck of playing cards.
3. The method of claim 1 in which each stud poker hand has five cards and the draw poker hand has five cards.
4. The method of claim 1 in which each stud poker hand has more than five cards and the draw poker hand has five cards.
5. A method of playing a card game comprising:
a) a player makes a first wager to play a draw poker game before any hands are displayed;
b) the player makes a second wager to play a stud poker game before any hands are displayed;
c) displaying the stud poker hand to the player;
d) determining a poker hand ranking of the stud poker hand and awarding the player an amount for a winning stud poker hand based on the poker hand ranking and the amount of the second wager according to a stud poker pay table;
e) displaying an initial draw poker hand to the player;
f) the player playing out the draw poker hand in accordance with a conventional manner of play of draw poker; and
g) determining a poker hand ranking of a final draw poker hand and awarding the player an amount for a winning draw poker hand based on the poker hand ranking and the amount of the first wager according to a draw poker pay table.
6. The method of claim 5 in which the stud poker hand is displayed from a first deck of playing cards and the draw poker hand is displayed from a second deck of playing cards.
7. The method of claim 5 in which the stud poker hand has five cards and the draw poker hand has five cards.
8. The method of claim 5 in which the stud poker hand has more than five cards and the draw poker hand has five cards.