Appeal No. 2004-0361 Page 2 Application No. 09/854,156 INTRODUCTION The claims on appeal are directed to a method of playing a stud poker card game. According to the specification, the invention relates primarily to electronic video stud poker (specification, p. 1, ll. 1-2). The method of play allows the player to play multiple poker hands at the same time (specification, p. 1, ll. 3-4). The player starts with two or more identical partial hands and then each hand is completed by displaying additional cards so that each hand is a final stud poker hand (specification, p. 1, ll. 4-7). The winnings are paid out based on the poker hand rankings of the final hands (specification, p. 1, ll. 2-3). Claim 14 is illustrative of the method on appeal: 14. A method of playing a stud poker card game in which a final hand has a predetermined number of cards comprising: a) the player selecting to play at least two hands; b) a player making a wager which is allocated among the hands selected to be played by the player; c) dealing and displaying face up a number of partial hands of less than the predetermined number of cards, the number of partial hands corresponding to the number of hands selected to be played by the player, each partial hand having the same cards by suit and rank; d) dealing and displaying face up additional cards to each hand to complete each hand so that each final hand has the predetermined number of cards; e) determining the poker hand ranking of each final hand; and f) paying the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the wager onPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007