Gaming device having a card game with negative impact cards
First Claim
1. A method of operating a poker game, said method comprising:
- (a) receiving an initial wager from a player;
(b) dealing a hand to a player including a first plurality of cards from a deck of cards, wherein said deck of cards includes fifty-two standard cards and at least one negative impact card;
(c) evaluating the cards in the hand; and
(d) providing an award to the player if the hand includes a winning combination of cards, wherein, if the negative card is in the hand, the negative impact card cannot be part of any winning combination.
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Abstract
A gaming device having a poker game including at least one card in addition to a conventional fifty-two card deck which has a negative impact on the hand held by the player. In one embodiment, the negative impact card is not considered when determining if a winning combination exists. Additional embodiments include an inability to discard the negative impact card requiring the player to play for a winning combination among four, rather than five, cards. In an alternative embodiment, the player must decide whether to discard a card without knowing if it is a positive or negative impact card. Whether the card is a positive or negative impact card is not revealed to the player until after the first draw. The negative impact card can be used in all poker games and other card games where the player has a limited number of cards from which to determine a win.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of operating a poker game, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving an initial wager from a player;
(b) dealing a hand to a player including a first plurality of cards from a deck of cards, wherein said deck of cards includes fifty-two standard cards and at least one negative impact card;
(c) evaluating the cards in the hand; and
(d) providing an award to the player if the hand includes a winning combination of cards, wherein, if the negative card is in the hand, the negative impact card cannot be part of any winning combination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a poker game, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving an initial wager from a player;
(b) dealing a hand to a player including a first plurality of cards from a deck of cards, wherein said deck of cards includes at least one negative impact card;
(c) enabling the player to cause the replacement of one or more of the first plurality of cards each for at least one other card from the deck of cards, wherein the player can cause the replacement of any negative cards if said negative cards are in said first plurality of cards;
(d) evaluating the cards in the hand; and
(e) providing an award to the player if the hand includes a winning combination of cards, wherein, if the negative card is in the hand, the negative impact card cannot be part of any winning combination. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of operating a poker game, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving an initial wager from a player;
(b) dealing a hand to a player including a first plurality of cards from a deck of cards, wherein said deck of cards includes at least one negative impact card;
(c) enabling the player to cause the replacement of at least one of the first plurality of cards except any negative impact card each for at least one other card from the deck of cards;
(d) evaluating the cards in the hand; and
(e) providing an award to the player if the hand includes a winning combination of cards, wherein, if the negative card is in the hand, the negative impact card cannot be part of any winning combination. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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