Multiple hand stud poker game

Abstract

The player wagers on one or multiple hands that the player wishes to play. Using a separate deck of standard playing cards for each hand (which may include wild cards or Jokers used as wild cards), three cards are dealt face up to each of the player hands. Using the deck of playing cards that corresponds to that hand, two cards are then dealt--one face up and one face down--to be used as cards that can be selected by the player for use in the player's hand. The player selects either the face up card or the face down card. The selected card is added to the player's hand as the fourth card and is displayed face up. The unselected card is then discarded. Two more cards are dealt, again using the deck of playing cards that corresponds to that hand, one card face up and one card face down. The player again selects either the face up card or the face down card. The selected card is added to the player's hand as the fifth card and is displayed face up with the unselected card being discarded. This results in the player having multiple complete five card hands. Each of the resulting five card hands are analyzed to determine its poker hand ranking. The amount won by the player is based on the amount wagered by the player. A payout schedule is provided with the highest hand being a Royal Flush.