Multiplayer card tournaments and methods
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1. A multiplayer card tournament that is played over a communications network, the tournament comprising a sequence of card games that are played concomitantly by at least two players against a house until a winner is determined, wherein prior to the tournament the players are provided with a number of points that are used to make wagers, and wherein the winner is the player that obtains the highest number of points compared to the house and the other players.
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Abstract
The invention provides a multiplayer card tournament for playing on a communications network and methods for conducting and determining a winner of the tournament.
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- 1. A multiplayer card tournament that is played over a communications network, the tournament comprising a sequence of card games that are played concomitantly by at least two players against a house until a winner is determined, wherein prior to the tournament the players are provided with a number of points that are used to make wagers, and wherein the winner is the player that obtains the highest number of points compared to the house and the other players.
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7. A method for conducting and defining a winner in a multiplayer card tournament that is played over a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a sequence of card games on a communications network, wherein the card games are played concomitantly by at least two players against a house until a winner is determined, wherein prior to the tournament the players are provided with a number of points that are used to make wagers; and
(b) identifying a player that obtains the highest number of points compared to the house and the other players. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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