Electronic video poker game

• US 20030069055A1
• Filed: 11/06/2002
• Published: 04/10/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1995
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Moody, Ernest W.
• Granted Patent: US 7,137,628 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/13
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/003 Blackjack; Twenty one
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/005 Poker
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

The player makes a wager for each separate hand to be played. One hand of four cards are dealt. The player selects cards from the first hand as cards to be held which are reused from the first hand into all of the other hands. Replacement cards for the non-selected cards are dealt into the first hand and an additional card is dealt so that the first hand has five cards. Additional cards are also dealt to all of the other hands so that each hand is a five card hand. The poker hand ranking of each hand is determined. The player is then paid for any winning poker hands based on a pay table and the amount of the player'"'"'s wager.

Claims

1. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of at least five cards all face up;

b) selecting cards from the first hand as cards to be held; and

c) reusing the cards selected to be held from the first hand in at least a second hand.

2. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of at least a predetermined number of cards all face up;

b) selecting cards from the first hand as cards to be held; and

c) reusing the cards selected to be held from the first hand in at least a second hand.

3. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of five cards all face up;

b) selecting cards from the first hand as cards to be held; and

c) reusing the cards selected to be held from the first hand in at least a second hand.

4. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of a predetermined number of cards all face up;

b) selecting cards from the first hand as cards to be held; and

c) reusing the cards selected to be held from the first hand in at least a second hand.

5. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of at least five cards all face up;

b) selecting cards from the first hand as cards to be held; and

c) displaying at least a second hand, each hand having at least the cards selected to be held from the first hand.

6. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of at least a predetermined number of cards all face up;

b) selecting cards from the first hand as cards to be held; and

c) displaying at least a second hand, each hand having at least the cards selected to be held from the first hand.

7. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of five cards all face up;

b) selecting cards from the first hand as cards to be held; and

c) displaying at least a second hand, each hand having at least the cards selected to be held from the first hand.

8. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of a predetermined number of cards all face up;

b) selecting cards from the first hand as cards to be held; and

c) displaying at least a second hand, each hand having at least the cards selected to be held from the first hand.

9. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of at least five cards all face up;

b) selecting cards from the first hand as cards to be held; and

c) duplicating the cards selected to be held from the first hand into at least a second hand.

10. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of at least a predetermined number of cards all face up;

b) selecting cards from the first hand as cards to be held; and

c) duplicating the cards selected to be held from the first hand into at least a second hand.

11. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of five cards all face up;

b) selecting cards from the first hand as cards to be held; and

c) duplicating the cards selected to be held from the first hand into at least a second hand.

12. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of a predetermined number of cards all face up;

b) selecting cards from the first hand as cards to be held; and

c) duplicating the cards selected to be held from the first hand into at least a second hand.

13. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of at least five cards and displaying a second hand of the same cards as the first hand;

b) selecting cards from either the first hand or the second hand as cards to be held.

14. The method of claim 13 in which the first hand is displayed with some of the cards face up.

15. The method of claim 13 in which the second hand is displayed with some of the cards face up.

16. The method of claim 13 in which both the first hand and the second hand are displayed with some of the cards face up.

17. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of five cards and displaying a second hand of the same cards as the first hand;

b) selecting cards from either the first hand or the second hand as cards to be held.

18. The method of claim 17 in which the first hand is displayed with some of the cards face up.

19. The method of claim 17 in which the second hand is displayed with some of the cards face up.

20. The method of claim 17 in which both the first hand and the second hand are displayed with some of the cards face up.

21. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of at least a predetermined number of cards and displaying a second hand of the same cards as the first hand;

b) selecting cards from either the first hand or the second hand as cards to be held.

22. The method of claim 21 in which the first hand is displayed with some of the cards face up.

23. The method of claim 21 in which the second hand is displayed with some of the cards face up.

24. The method of claim 21 in which both the first hand and the second hand are displayed with some of the cards face up.

25. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of a predetermined number of cards and displaying a second hand of the same cards as the first hand;

b) selecting cards from either the first hand or the second hand as cards to be held.

26. The method of claim 25 in which the first hand is displayed with some of the cards face up.

27. The method of claim 25 in which the second hand is displayed with some of the cards face up.

28. The method of claim 25 in which both the first hand and the second hand are displayed with some of the cards face up.

29. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of five cards all face up from a standard deck of playing cards;

b) displaying a second hand of the same cards as the first hand all face up;

c) replacing any cards discarded from the first hand with cards from the standard deck of playing cards with the cards from the first hand removed therefrom; and

d) replacing any cards discarded from the second hand with cards from the standard deck of playing with the cards from the second hand removed therefrom.

30. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of at least five cards all face up from a standard deck of playing cards;

b) displaying a second hand of the same cards as the first hand all face up;

c) replacing any cards discarded from the first hand with cards from the standard deck of playing cards with the cards from the first hand removed therefrom; and

d) replacing any cards discarded from the second hand with cards from the standard deck of playing with the cards from the second hand removed therefrom.

31. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of a predetermined number cards all face up from a standard deck of playing cards;

b) displaying a second hand of the same cards as the first hand all face up;

c) replacing any cards discarded from the first hand with cards from the standard deck of playing cards with the cards from the first hand removed therefrom; and

d) replacing any cards discarded from the second hand with cards from the standard deck of playing with the cards from the second hand removed therefrom.

32. A method of playing a card game comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of at least a predetermined number cards all face up from a standard deck of playing cards;

b) displaying a second hand of the same cards as the first hand all face up;

c) replacing any cards discarded from the first hand with cards from the standard deck of playing cards with the cards from the first hand removed therefrom; and

d) replacing any cards discarded from the second hand with cards from the standard deck of playing with the cards from the second hand removed therefrom.