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 on
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