Method for playing draw poker
View Patent ↗An improved video draw poker game is disclosed wherein for each round of game play five hands of cards are sequentially dealt and played. Bets are placed on each hand, and the player selects some cards in each hand to be held, or to be rejected and replaced. Cards that are either held or rejected by a player in one hand of cards are moved forward to be played in a subsequent one of the five hands of cards to attempt to develop a better hand. The moved cards are replaced in the hand from which they are originally dealt.
1. A method of playing a round of a draw poker game on a computer-controlled video display, the method comprising:
displaying a first hand of cards face up on said computer-controlled video display, the first hand of cards consisting of a first predetermined number of cards;
removing cards from the first hand of cards, said removed cards from the first hand of cards being in number from zero to said first predetermined number of cards;
in response to receiving a first card removal request for said first hand of cards, adding to the first hand of cards a replacement card for each card removed from the first hand of cards, wherein said replacement card for each card removed from the first hand of cards is displayed by said computer-controlled video display face up, along with any remaining additional drawn cards in said first hand to obtain a final first hand of cards;
displaying a second hand of cards face up on said computer-controlled video display, wherein the second hand of cards includes all the cards removed from the first hand of cards, and wherein the second hand of cards consists of a second predetermined number of cards;
removing cards from the second hand of cards, said removed cards from the second hand of cards being in number from zero to said second predetermined number of cards;
in response to receiving a second card removal request for said second hand of cards, adding to the second hand of cards a replacement card for each card removed from the second hand of cards, wherein said replacement card for each card removed from the second hand of cards is displayed by said computer-controlled video display face up, along with any remaining additional drawn cards in said second hand to obtain a final second hand of cards; and
displaying a third hand of cards face up on said computer-controlled video display, wherein the third hand of cards consists of a third predetermined number of cards, and wherein the third hand of cards includes all the cards removed from the second hand of cards and any remaining additional drawn cards in said third hand to obtain a final third hand of cards;
wherein said replacement card for each card removed from said first, second, or third hand of cards is previously undrawn within said round of game play until said replacement card is first displayed in its original replacement position by said computer-controlled video display.
2. The meted of claim 1 , wherein first, second, and third decks of cards are used in dealing and providing replacement cards for, respectively, the first, second, and third hands of cards.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first, second, and third predetermined number of cards are the same number.