Video poker bonus hands wagering system
First Claim
1. A video poker game comprising:
- a video display screen for displaying a first poker hand of at least five cards face up from a first standard deck;
player input means for allowing the player to select none, one or more of the face up cards from the first hand as cards to be held;
means for discarding from the first poker hand those cards not selected and replacing the discarded cards with face up cards from the first deck;
means for determining the final first hand and awarding the player a first amount based on a first pay table,means for displaying a second poker hand of at least five cards face up from a second standard deck;
means for calculating a second pay table based on the probabilities of all possible hands that may be obtained from discarding none, one or more of the second poker hand'"'"'s at least five cards, and replacing them with new cards from the second deck;
means for displaying the second pay table;
means for allowing the player to wager on the second hand after the player has observed the second hand and the second pay table;
means for allowing the player to play the second hand if a wager is made; and
means for determining the final second hand and awarding the player a second amount based on the second pay table.
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Abstract
A multitier video poker game that is played by a single player which displays a first tier compulsory base poker hand and optional tiered bonus poker hands. The base poker hand is a traditionally played five card draw video poker hand, where the player makes a wager prior to the hand being dealt to him, and his final hand is evaluated against a prior stipulated pay schedule. After playing this hand the player is provided with an option to wager on additional tiers of bonus poker hands which are dealt face up from independent standard decks. The game dynamically calculates or searches in a pre-calculated and statically stored lookup table the probability of all possible hands in respect to the bonus poker hands and assigns awards to the set of predefined winning hand categories so that all possible hold strategies are available and converge to a desired hold percentage. The payout schedule and the optimal payback percentage are displayed to the player to facilitate his decision whether to wager or not on a bonus poker hand. Every subsequent bonus poker hand offers better odds to the player than the previously played hand.
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19 Claims
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1. A video poker game comprising:
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a video display screen for displaying a first poker hand of at least five cards face up from a first standard deck; player input means for allowing the player to select none, one or more of the face up cards from the first hand as cards to be held; means for discarding from the first poker hand those cards not selected and replacing the discarded cards with face up cards from the first deck; means for determining the final first hand and awarding the player a first amount based on a first pay table, means for displaying a second poker hand of at least five cards face up from a second standard deck; means for calculating a second pay table based on the probabilities of all possible hands that may be obtained from discarding none, one or more of the second poker hand'"'"'s at least five cards, and replacing them with new cards from the second deck; means for displaying the second pay table; means for allowing the player to wager on the second hand after the player has observed the second hand and the second pay table; means for allowing the player to play the second hand if a wager is made; and means for determining the final second hand and awarding the player a second amount based on the second pay table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A video poker game comprising:
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a video display screen for displaying a first poker hand of at least five cards face up from a first standard deck; player input means for allowing the player to select none, one or more of the face up cards from the first hand as cards to be held; means for discarding from the first poker hand those cards not selected and replacing the discarded cards with face up cards from the first deck; means for determining the final first poker hand and awarding the player a first amount based on a first pay table, means for displaying a second poker hand of at least five cards face up from a second standard deck; a second pay table based on the probabilities of all possible hands that may be obtained from discarding none, one or more of the second poker hand'"'"'s at least five cards, and replacing them with new cards from the second deck; means for displaying the second pay table; means for allowing the player to wager on the second hand after the player has observed the second hand and the second pay table; means for allowing the player to play the second hand if a wager is made; and means for determining the final second hand and awarding the player a second amount based on the second pay table. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of playing a video poker game comprising:
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a player making a first wager on a first poker hand; displaying the first poker hand of at least five cards face up on a video screen; the player selecting none, one or more of the face up cards from the first poker hand as cards to be held; discarding from the first poker hand the cards not selected to be held and replacing the discarded cards with face up cards; determining the final first poker hand and awarding the player a first amount based on a first pay table; displaying a second poker hand of at least five cards all face up on the video screen; providing a second pay table based on the probabilities of all possible final winning hands that can be made from the second poker hand while providing for discarding and replacing none, one or more of the face up cards; displaying a payback amount based on the second pay table for each of the winning hands that may be made from the second poker hand; giving the player the opportunity to wager on the second poker hand; playing the second poker hand if a wager is made; determining the final second poker hand and awarding the player a second amount based on the second pay table. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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