Method of playing a poker-type scratch ticket game

Abstract

A method of playing a poker-type scratch ticket game where a scratch ticket has a plurality of two-card starter hands and five community cards. A player reveals any unrevealed playing cards. Each starter hand is combined with the community cards to form complete hands. The player is paid a predetermined amount if any of the complete hands is found in a pay table. Optionally, the predetermined amount is based on the rank of the hand. Optionally, there is more than one set of community cards.

1 . A method of playing a poker-type, traditional scratch ticket game using a set of playing cards, said game comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing a scratch ticket with a plurality of starter hands, each starter hand comprised of at least one of said playing cards;    (b) providing said scratch ticket with a set of unrevealed community cards comprised of at least one of said playing cards;    (c) providing a pay table having a plurality of predetermined winning combinations of playing cards and a winning amount associated with each of said predetermined winning combinations;    (d) a player receiving said scratch ticket in exchange for a wager; and    (e) said player playing said scratch ticket by (1) revealing all of said unrevealed playing cards; (2) combining each of said plurality of starter hands with all of said community cards to form a plurality of complete hands; (3) identifying at least one of said complete hands as a winning hand if said at least one of said complete hands is in said pay table; and (4) paying said player said associated winning amount for at least one of said at least one winning hand.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein one or more of said starter hand playing cards are revealed by said player.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said player is paid said associated winning amount for only one of said winning hands.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said player is paid said associated winning amount for all of said winning hands.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said winning amount is based on the rank of said winning hand.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein each of said starter hands has two of said playing cards and said set of community cards has five of said playing cards.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising providing a plurality of sets of community cards and combining each of said starter hands with each of said sets of community cards to form said plurality of complete hands for each of said sets of community cards.