Poker game

Abstract

The method of the present invention involves a poker game in which a player is dealt a plurality of cards from which he makes a plurality, N, of starting hands. Each starting hand has a wager associated with it. After the player sets his starting hands, an opposing house starting hand is created, preferably from a number of cards capable of creating a plurality of starting hands. The player's first starting hand is completed as is the opposing house hand. If the player's first completed hand beats the opposing hand, the player receives an award and the player's next completed hand is compared to the opposing hand. If the player's first completed hand loses to the opposing hand, all wagers are lost and the game is over. This process continues until all N starting hands have been completed and evaluated or until the player loses the nth starting hand resulting in all nth to N wagers being lost.

1 . A method of playing a game of poker utilizing a deck of playing cards comprising:
 (a) accepting at least N wagers from a player, where N is at least greater than one;   (b) dealing a number of player cards to the player, the number of said player cards being sufficient to form at least N player starting hands;   (c) allowing the player to organize the player cards into N player starting hands, each of said N player starting hands designated as a first through Nth player starting hand, wherein each of said player starting hands is associated with at least one of said wagers;   (d) dealing a number of house cards to the house, the number of said house cards being sufficient to form at least a single house starting hand;   (e) organizing the said house cards into a single house starting hand and discarding the remaining house cards;   (f) dealing community cards;   (g) completing a house poker hand using the single house starting hand and said community cards;   (h) completing at least a first poker hand of the player using the first player starting hand and said community cards;   (i) comparing the completed first poker hand of the player to the completed house poker hand;   (j) awarding the player a payout based on the first wager if the player's completed first poker hand is superior to the completed house poker hand.   (k) repeating steps (h) through (j) for the second through Nth player starting hands and second through Nth wager.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the steps (h) through (j) are repeated for the second through Nth player starting hands until either one of the player's completed hands is inferior to the house poker hand or the player has received an award for all N starting hands. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein if a player's completed nth poker hand is inferior to the house poker hand, each wager associated with the nth through Nth poker hand is collected by the house. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the amount of the payout awarded to the player is determined, at least in part, by a pay table. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein there is a plurality of pay tables and the specific pay table used to determine the size of the award is dependent, at least in part, upon the nth poker hand being compared. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the number of wagers is equal to N and each wager is associated with exactly one of said N starting hands and each wager is of equal value. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the game of poker is Hold 'Em, such that each player starting hand contains two cards, and the steps of completing each hand is performed by dealing five community cards from which the player and house make their best five-card poker hands. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein N is equal to three and the number of player cards is six. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the amount awarded to the player for a superior first poker hand is equal to the wager associated with the first poker hand, and the amount awarded to the player for a superior second poker hand is equal to three times the wager associated with the second poker hand, and the amount awarded to the player for a superior third poker hand is equal to six times the wager associated with the third poker hand. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the step of dealing a number of house cards to the house involves dealing six cards to the house from which the house forms a two-card starting hand. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the player receives a jackpot if he has a Bad Beat. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the jackpot is a progressive. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the player may place a secondary wager associated with one or more of the N starting hands and wherein the player receives a secondary award if the associated starting hand is of a specified rank. 
     
     
         14 . A method of playing a game of poker utilizing playing cards comprising:
 (a) accepting at least three wagers from a player;   (b) dealing at least six player cards to the player;   (c) allowing the player to organize the player cards into at least three starting hands of two player cards each, each of said player starting hands designated as a first through third player starting hand, wherein each of said player starting hands is associated with at least one of said wagers;   (d) dealing a number of house cards to the house, the number of said house cards being sufficient to form at least a single house starting hand of at least two cards;   (e) organizing the said house cards into a single house starting hand of at least two cards and discarding the remaining house cards;   (f) dealing community cards;   (g) completing a house poker hand using the single house starting hand and said community cards;   (h) completing at least a first poker hand of the player using the first player starting hand and said community cards;   (i) comparing the completed first poker hand of the player to the completed house poker hand;   (j) awarding the player a payout based on the first wager if the player's completed first poker hand is superior to the completed house poker hand.   (k) repeating steps (h) through (j) for the second through third player starting hands and second through third wager.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the steps (h) through (j) are repeated for the second through Nth player starting hands until either one of the player's completed hands is inferior to the house poker hand or the player has received an award for all N starting hands. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein if a player's completed nth poker hand is inferior to the house poker hand, each wager associated with the nth through Nth poker hand is collected by the house. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the amount of the payout awarded to the player is determined, at least in part, by a pay table. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein there is a plurality of pay tables and the specific pay table used to determine the size of the award is dependent, at least in part, upon the nth poker hand being compared. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the number of wagers is equal to N and each wager is associated with exactly one of said N starting hands and each wager is of equal value. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  wherein the game of poker is Hold 'Em, such that each player starting hand contains two cards, and the steps of completing each hand is performed by dealing five community cards from which the player and house make their best five-card poker hands. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20  wherein N is equal to three and the number of player cards is six. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21  wherein the amount awarded to the player for a superior first poker hand is equal to the wager associated with the first poker hand, and the amount awarded to the player for a superior second poker hand is equal to three times the wager associated with the second poker hand, and the amount awarded to the player for a superior third poker hand is equal to six times the wager associated with the third poker hand. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22  wherein the step of dealing a number of house cards to the house involves dealing six cards to the house from which the house forms a two-card starting hand. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the player receives a jackpot if he has a Bad Beat. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24  wherein the jackpot is a progressive. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the player may place a secondary wager associated with one or more of the N starting hands and wherein the player receives a secondary award if the associated starting hand is of a specified rank.