| US 7,588,251 B1 | ||
| System and method for playing a poker game | ||
| David B. Schultz, Henderson, Nev. (US); John R. Vallejo, Henderson, Nev. (US); and Keith Kruczynski, Henderson, Nev. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 09, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/223,272. | ||
| Int. Cl. A63F 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 273—292 [273/274; 463/13] | 25 Claims |
| 1. A method for playing a poker game, the method comprising:
providing a deck of playing cards;
receiving a wager;
responsive to the wager, dealing an initial hand from the deck of playing cards;
optionally, discarding one or more cards from the initial hand;
replacing any card discarded from the initial hand with a replacement card;
enabling the additional discard option when a stand-alone result of a three-of-a-kind is shown in the initial hand and player
eligibility is satisfied, wherein the additional discard option includes replacing any additional discarded card with an additional
replacement card without requiring an additional wager; and
awarding a payout according to a poker payout table.
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