Electronic video poker games

• US 20050236775A1
• Filed: 06/22/2005
• Published: 10/27/2005
• 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 7,222,857 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/005 Poker
• 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

A video poker machine is provided which includes at least one display device, at least one input device and at least one computer. The computer is configured with the display device and the input device to deal a first hand of at least five cards, all face up, and to cause a selection of none, one or more of the face up cards from the first hand as cards to be held. The cards selected to be held from the first hand are duplicated into a second hand. The face up cards not selected to be held are discarded from the first hand. Each of the discarded cards are replaced with a face up card, and the second hand is completed to have at least five cards by dealing additional face up cards. The computer configured with the display device and the input device further determines the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of the first hand and the second hand.

Claims

1. A video poker machine comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device;

at least one computer configured with the display device and the input device to;

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

b) cause a selection of none, one or more of the face up cards from the first hand as cards to be held;

c) duplicate the cards selected to be held from the first hand into a second hand;

d) discard from the first hand the face up cards not selected to be held and replace each of said cards with a face up card;

e) complete the second hand to have at least five cards by dealing additional face up cards; and

f) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of the first hand and the second hand.

2. The video poker machine of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer is configured with the display device and the input device to:

a) enable a player to make a first wager on the first hand and a second wager on the second hand;

b) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the first wager if the resulting cards of the first hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking; and

c) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the second wager if the resulting cards of the second hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.

3. A video poker machine comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device;

at least one computer configured with the display device and the input device to;

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

b) cause a selection of none, one or more of the face up cards from the first hand as cards to be held;

c) duplicate the cards selected to be held from the first hand into a second hand;

d) duplicate the cards selected to be held from the first hand into a third hand;

e) discard from the first hand the face up cards not selected to be held and replace each of said cards with a face up card;

f) complete the second hand to have at least five cards by dealing additional face up cards;

g) complete the third hand to have at least five cards by dealing additional face up cards; and

h) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of the first hand, the second hand and the third hand.

4. The video poker machine of claim 3, wherein the at least one computer is configured with the display device and the input device to:

a) enable a player to make a first wager on the first hand, a second wager on the second hand and a third wager on the third hand;

b) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the first wager if the resulting cards of the first hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking;

c) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the second wager if the resulting cards of the second hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking; and

d) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the third wager if the resulting cards of the third hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.

5. A video poker machine comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device;

at least one computer configured with the display device and the input device to;

a) deal at least a first row and a second row of at least five cards all face up, each row having the same five cards;

b) cause a selection of none, one or more of the face up cards from either the first row or the second row as cards to be held;

c) cause the same cards selected to be held from one row to be also held in all of the other rows;

d) discard from each row the cards not selected to be held and replace each of said cards with a face up card; and

e) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of each row.

6. The video poker machine of claim 5, wherein the at least one computer is configured with the display device and the input device to:

a) enable a player to make a first wager on each row; and

b) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the wager on each row if the resulting cards of each row comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.

7. A video poker machine comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device;

at least one computer configured with the display device and the input device to;

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

b) cause a selection of none, one or more of the face up cards from the first hand as cards to be held;

c) discard from the first hand the cards not selected to be held and replace each of said cards with a face up card;

d) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of the first hand;

e) re-deal into a second hand the cards selected to be held from the first hand;

f) complete the second hand to have at least five cards by dealing additional face up cards; and

g) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of the second hand.

8. The video poker machine of claim 7, wherein the at least one computer is configured with the display device and the input device to:

a) enable a player to make a first wager on the first hand and a second wager on the second hand;

b) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the first wager if the resulting cards of the first hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking; and

c) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the second wager if the resulting cards of the second hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.

9. A video poker machine comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device;

at least one computer configured with the display device and the input device to;

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

b) cause a selection of none, one or more of the face up cards from the first hand as cards to be held;

c) discard from the first hand the cards not selected to be held and replace each of said cards with a face up card;

d) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of the first hand;

e) re-display into a second hand the cards selected to be held from the first hand;

f) complete the second hand to have at least five cards by displaying additional face up cards; and

g) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of the second hand.

10. The video poker machine of claim 9, wherein the at least one computer is configured with the display device and the input device to:

a) enable a player to make a first wager on the first hand and a second wager on the second hand;

b) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the first wager if the resulting cards of the first hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking; and

c) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the second wager if the resulting cards of the second hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.

11. A video poker machine comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device;

at least one computer configured with the display device and the input device to;

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

b) cause a selection of one or more of the face up cards from the first hand as cards to be held;

c) discard from the first hand the cards not selected to be held and replace each of said cards with a face up card;

d) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of the first hand;

e) re-display into a second hand the cards selected to be held from the first hand;

f) complete the second hand to have at least five cards by displaying additional face up cards; and

g) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of the second hand.

12. The video poker machine of claim 11, wherein the at least one computer is configured with the display device and the input device to:

a) enable a player to make a first wager on the first hand and a second wager on the second hand;

b) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the first wager if the resulting cards of the first hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking; and

c) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the second wager if the resulting cards of the second hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.

13. A video poker machine comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device;

at least one computer configured with the display device and the input device to;

a) display at least a first hand and a second hand of at least five cards all face up, each hand having the same five cards;

b) cause a selection of one or more of the face up cards from the first hand and the second hand as cards to be held;

c) discard from each hand the cards not selected to be held and replace each of said cards with a face up card; and

d) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of each hand.

14. The video poker machine of claim 13, wherein the at least one computer is configured with the display device and the input device to:

a) enable a player to make a wager on each hand; and

b) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the wager on each hand if the resulting cards of each hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.