Methods of playing wagering games and related systems
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of managing play of a wagering game by a control processor and memory in communication with a user device, the user device including a video display and player input controls, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a control processor from the player input controls, an indication of an ante wager to participate in the wagering game from a user device;
storing the indication of the ante wager in the memory;
the control processor providing to each user device associated with an ante wager, the display of virtual playing cards on the video display from a set of randomized playing cards to define a partial player hand associated with the user device;
configuring the control processor to apply a set of rules for;
(1) receiving, at the memory, from the player input controls, a first play option including a fold or a first additional wager from the user device associated with a partial player hand;
(2) providing, in response to the received first additional wager of the first additional wager and to the associated user device, at least one first additional virtual card from the set of randomized playing cards to be added to the partial player hand and displayed on the video display of the user device and which is insufficient to complete the partial player hand;
(3) responsive to receiving the first additional wager and providing the at least one first additional virtual card, receiving, at the memory, from the player input controls, a second play option including a fold or a second additional wager;
(4) providing, in response to the received second additional wager, at least one second additional virtual card from the set of randomized playing cards to be added to the partial player hand and displayed on the video display of the user device;
(5) identifying a complete player hand including the partial player hand, the at least one first additional virtual card added to the partial player hand, and the at least one second additional virtual card added to the partial player hand and storing the complete player hand in the memory;
(6) comparing the complete player hand against a plurality of predetermined winning outcomes stored in the memory; and
(7) in response to comparing the complete player hand against the plurality of predetermined winning outcomes, resolving the ante wager, first additional wager, and second additional wager solely against the plurality of predetermined winning outcomes and not against a dealer hand.
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Abstract
A card game is played against a pay table, wherein a player receives a partial hand that is preferably completed by community cards, but may be completed by cards dealt directly to a hand or a combination of cards dealt directly to a hand and at least one community card or wild card. After placement of an ante wager, each player will have an opportunity to place a game wager before receiving another card for the player'"'"'s hand (whether dealt directly to the player or as a community card revealed to all players). At least some or all game wagers may be an amount within a range of multiples of the player'"'"'s ante wager, such as one times, two times, three times, four times, or five times the amount of the ante wager. The range of wagers may remain the same or vary with the number of dealt cards or community cards revealed to the players.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of managing play of a wagering game by a control processor and memory in communication with a user device, the user device including a video display and player input controls, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a control processor from the player input controls, an indication of an ante wager to participate in the wagering game from a user device; storing the indication of the ante wager in the memory; the control processor providing to each user device associated with an ante wager, the display of virtual playing cards on the video display from a set of randomized playing cards to define a partial player hand associated with the user device; configuring the control processor to apply a set of rules for; (1) receiving, at the memory, from the player input controls, a first play option including a fold or a first additional wager from the user device associated with a partial player hand; (2) providing, in response to the received first additional wager of the first additional wager and to the associated user device, at least one first additional virtual card from the set of randomized playing cards to be added to the partial player hand and displayed on the video display of the user device and which is insufficient to complete the partial player hand; (3) responsive to receiving the first additional wager and providing the at least one first additional virtual card, receiving, at the memory, from the player input controls, a second play option including a fold or a second additional wager; (4) providing, in response to the received second additional wager, at least one second additional virtual card from the set of randomized playing cards to be added to the partial player hand and displayed on the video display of the user device; (5) identifying a complete player hand including the partial player hand, the at least one first additional virtual card added to the partial player hand, and the at least one second additional virtual card added to the partial player hand and storing the complete player hand in the memory; (6) comparing the complete player hand against a plurality of predetermined winning outcomes stored in the memory; and (7) in response to comparing the complete player hand against the plurality of predetermined winning outcomes, resolving the ante wager, first additional wager, and second additional wager solely against the plurality of predetermined winning outcomes and not against a dealer hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method of managing play of a wagering game by a control processor and memory in communication with a user device, the user device including a video display and player input controls, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a control processor, from the player input controls, an indication of an ante wager to participate in the wagering game from the user device and storing the indication of the ante wager in the memory; the control processor providing to the user device the display of virtual playing cards on the video display from a set of randomized playing cards to define a partial player hand associated with the user device; receiving, at the control processor from the player input controls, a first play option including a fold or a first additional wager from the user device and storing the first play option in the memory; the control processor providing, in response to the received first additional wager of the first additional wager and to the user device, at least one first additional virtual playing card from the set of randomized playing cards to be added to the partial player hand and displayed on the video display of the user device and which is insufficient to complete the partial player hand; receiving, at the control processor from the player input controls, a second play option including a fold or a second additional wager from the user device and storing the second play option in the memory; the control processor providing, in response to the received second additional wager and to the user device, at least one second additional virtual playing card from the set of randomized playing cards to be added to the partial player hand and displayed on the video display of the user device, which completes the partial player hand to define a complete player hand and store the complete player hand in the memory; the control processor comparing the complete player hand against a plurality of predetermined winning outcomes stored in the memory; and resolving the ante wager, first additional wager, and second additional wager of the complete player hand solely against the plurality of predetermined winning outcomes and not against a dealer hand. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for managing play of a wagering game, comprising:
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a communications interface configured for communicating with a user device including a gaming screen and player input controls; a control processor in information communication with the communications interface, the control processor configured to execute instructions; and a set of instructions stored on a nontransitory computer-readable medium, that when executed by the processor causes the control processor to; cause an indication of an ante wager to be received from the player input controls of the user device at the control processor; provide for display on the gaming screen of the user device a partial player hand including randomized virtual playing cards from a set of playing cards; cause a first play option including a fold or a first additional wager from the user device to be received from the player input controls at the control processor; provide at least one first additional virtual playing card to be added to the partial player hand, which is insufficient to complete the partial player hand, and displayed on the gaming screen; responsive to receiving the first additional wager of the first additional wager and providing the at least one first additional virtual playing card, cause a second play option including a fold or a second additional wager from the user device to be received at the control processor; provide at least one second additional virtual playing card to be added to the partial player hand, which completes the partial player hand to define a complete player hand, and displayed on the gaming screen; compare the complete player hand against a plurality of predetermined winning outcomes; and resolve the ante wager, first additional wager, and second additional wager of the complete player hand solely against the plurality of predetermined winning outcomes and not against a dealer hand, from funds in a pot. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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