A system and method for playing an interactive poker game with a deck of playing cards that comprises a plurality of playing squares. Each game session comprises a plurality of game events in which one or more playing cards are drawn from a deck and transferred to one of the plurality of playing squares. The player is permitted to place a plurality of cards in each playing square, and only the top card associated with each playing square is used to determine if a winning card combination is generated. The player is awarded one or more prizes according to a dynamic paytable. For the chargeable action embodiment, the player is charged at least one credit for drawing the playing cards from the deck and transferring the playing cards to one of the playing squares. For the average bet embodiment, the player is only charged at the beginning of the game session.