Video poker with continuous play

Abstract

A player makes a wager and is dealt a plurality of five card stud poker hands. The player is paid for any winning poker hand that is achieved in each of the plurality of stud poker hands. In each hand, the cards that consist of the winning card combination are removed. If a hand has no winning poker hand combination, the hand simply goes dead and is no longer played. Replacement cards are displayed into each of the remaining poker hands for the removed cards. The player is again paid for a winning poker hands achieved and again the cards that consist of the winning card combination are removed from the hands. Replacement cards are again displayed into the poker hands for the removed cards. This continues until there is no longer a winning poker hand combination in any of the multiple stud poker hands.

1 . A method of playing a card game using a deck of playing cards comprising: 
 a) displaying at least a first stud poker Hand “A” and at least a first stud poker Hand “B”;    b) determining whether any winning card combinations occur in the first stud poker Hand “A”;    c) determining whether any winning card combinations occur in the first stud poker Hand “B”;    d) removing any winning card combinations from the first stud poker Hand “A” and providing replacement cards for the removed cards to comprise a second stud poker Hand “A”;    e) removing any winning card combinations from the first stud poker Hand “B” and providing replacement cards for the removed cards to comprise a second stud poker Hand “B”;    f) determining whether any winning card combinations occur in the second stud poker Hand “A”;    g) determining whether any winning card combinations occur in the second stud poker Hand “B”.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  in which an award is made for a winning card combination.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  in which the player makes a wager and the award is based on the amount of the wager and the poker hand ranking of the winning card combination.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a) continuing to remove any winning card combinations from each successive Hand “A” and providing replacement cards for the removed cards until there are no winning card combinations in Hand “A”; and    b) continuing to remove any winning card combinations from each successive Hand “B” and providing replacement cards for the removed cards until there are no winning card combinations in Hand “B”.    
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  in which an award is made for a winning card combination.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  in which the player makes a wager and the award is based on the amount of the wager and the poker hand ranking of the winning card combination.