Method For Playing A Wagering Game

Abstract

An instant lottery ticket game includes the steps of removing a first opaque covering surface to reveal a first set of indicia indicative of a plurality of player's hands of cards wherein each player's hand of cards has four cards, removing a second opaque covering surface to reveal a second set of indicia indicating a set of community cards wherein the set of community cards has three cards, removing a third opaque covering surface to reveal a third set of indicia indicative of a plurality of winning hands, removing a third opaque covering surface to reveal a fourth set of indicia indicative of a plurality of payouts wherein each payout corresponds to a one of the plurality of winning hands, and determining, for each player's hand of cards, if the combination of the player's hand of cards with one or more of the community cards yields a winning hand.

1 . A method for playing an instant lottery game using a ticket, comprising the steps of:
 removing a first opaque covering surface to reveal a first set of indicia indicative of a plurality of player's hands of cards, wherein each player's hand of cards consists of four cards;   removing a second opaque covering surface to reveal a second set of indicia indicating a set of community cards, wherein the set of community cards consists of three cards;   removing a third opaque covering surface to reveal a third set of indicia indicative of a plurality of winning hands;   removing a third opaque covering surface to reveal a fourth set of indicia indicative of a plurality of payout amounts, wherein each payout amount corresponds to a particular one of the plurality of winning hands; and   determining, for each player's hand of cards, if the combination of the player's hand of cards with one or more of the community cards will yield a winning hand.   
     
     
         2 . The method for playing an instant lottery game using a ticket according to  claim 1  further comprising the step of awarding the player payout amounts corresponding to any winning hands achieved by the player. 
     
     
         3 . The method for playing an instant lottery game using a ticket according to  claim 1  wherein the plurality of payout amounts are based on the following payout rankings: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   WINNING HAND 
                   PAYOUT RANKING 
                 
                     
                 
                   SEVEN CARD ROYAL FLUSH 
                   12 (HIGHEST PAYOUT) 
                 
                   SIX CARD ROYAL FLUSH 
                   11  
                 
                   FIVE CARD ROYAL FLUSH 
                   10  
                 
                   SEVEN CARD STRAIGHT-FLUSH 
                   9 
                 
                   SIX CARD STRAIGHT-FLUSH 
                   8 
                 
                   SEVEN CARD FLUSH 
                   7 
                 
                   SIX CARD FLUSH 
                   6 
                 
                   FIVE CARD STRAIGHT-FLUSH 
                   5 
                 
                   SEVEN CARD STRAIGHT 
                   4 
                 
                   SIX CARD STRAIGHT 
                   3 
                 
                   FIVE CARD FLUSH 
                   2 
                 
                   FIVE CARD STRAIGHT 
                   1 (LOWEST PAYOUT) 
                 
                     
                 
                   wherein “12” indicates the highest payout and “1” indicates the lowest payout.