Video poker with continuous play

Abstract

A player makes a wager and is dealt a five card poker hand. The player then discards and draws replacement cards. The player is paid for a winning poker hand and only the cards that consist of the winning card combination are removed from the hand. Replacement cards are dealt into the poker hand for the removed cards. The player is again paid for a winning poker hand if one has been achieved and again the cards that consist of the winning card combination are removed from the hand. Replacement cards are again dealt into the poker hand for the removed cards. This continues until there is no longer a winning poker hand.

1 . A method of playing a card game comprising: 
 a) displaying a first hand to a player;    b) allowing the player to hold none, one or more cards from the first hand and discarding from the first hand the cards that were not held;    c) providing in the first hand replacement cards for the cards that were not held;    d) determining whether any winning card combination exists in the first hand;    e) removing only the winning card combination from the first hand;    f) displaying additional cards into the first hand to create a second hand;    g) allowing the player to hold none, one or more cards from the second hand and discarding from the second hand the cards that were not held;    h) providing in the second hand replacement cards for the cards that were not held;    i) determining whether any winning card combination exists in the second hand.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  in which an award is made for a winning card combination.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  in which the player makes a wager and the award is based on the amount of the wager and the poker hand ranking of the winning card combination.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a) continuing to remove any winning card combination from each successive hand and providing replacement cards for the removed cards until there are no winning card combination in the successive hand.    
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  in which an award is made for a winning card combination.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  in which the player makes a wager and the award is based on the amount of the wager and the poker hand ranking of the winning card combination.