CARD GAME WITH AUCTION FUNCTION

• US 20100308539A1
• Filed: 06/04/2010
• Published: 12/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Angelo Santoro, Bruno Sarzotti, Claudio Tibaldi, Micciché, Antonio
• Original Assignee: Angelo Santoro, Bruno Sarzotti, Claudio Tibaldi, Micciché, Antonio
• Inventors: Sarzotti, Bruno, Micciché, Antonio, Tibaldi, Claudio, Santoro, Angelo
• Application Number:
  US12/794,107
• Publication Number:
  US 20100308539A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/00 Card games aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00; card games played on a gaming machine G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00167 with a jackpot
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082

Abstract

A method of playing a card game by a number of players competing for a jackpot contributed by the players includes performing an auction phase. The auction phase includes the steps of revealing a face value of an auction card; auctioning the auction card; and (i) eliminating the auction card when none of the players makes a bid for the auction card, (ii) awarding the auction card to a player who makes a sole bid and requiring the player to pay the amount of the sole bid into the jackpot, or (iii) awarding the auction card to a player who makes a winning bid among a plurality of bids and requiring the player to pay the amount of the winning bid to a player having a second-most preferred bid. The step of auctioning the auction card includes a bidding period that is timed.

Claims

1. A method of playing a card game by a plurality of players competing for a jackpot contributed by the players, the method comprising the steps of:

performing an auction phase, the auction phase comprising the steps of

(a) revealing a face value of an auction card;

(b) auctioning the auction card; and

(c) (i) eliminating the auction card when none of the players makes a bid for the auction card,

(ii) awarding the auction card to a player who makes a sole bid and requiring the player to pay the amount of the sole bid into the jackpot, or

(iii) awarding the auction card to a player who makes a winning bid among a plurality of bids and requiring the player to pay the amount of the winning bid to a player having a second-most preferred bid.

2. The method of playing a card game of claim 1, wherein step (b) comprises a bidding period that is timed.

3. The method of playing a card game of claim 2, wherein the bidding period comprises a range from 3 to 5 seconds.

4. The method of playing a card game of claim 1, further comprising the step of choosing whether to eliminate the auction card from play by the player who has been awarded the auction card.

5. The method of playing a card game of claim 4, wherein when the player who has been awarded the auction card does not make a choice, the auction is eliminated from play.

6. The method of playing a card game of claim 1, wherein steps (a), (b), and (c) are performed for a plurality of auction cards.

7. The method of playing a card game of claim 6, wherein the plurality of auction cards comprise eight cards when the plurality of players is four or fewer players.

8. The method of playing a card game of claim 6, wherein the plurality of auction cards comprise ten cards when the plurality of players is six players.

9. The method of playing a card game of claim 1, wherein when in step (b) a first bid is made in a first bidding period, a second bidding period is permitted.

10. The method of playing a card game of claim 1, further comprising the step (d) of limiting the liquidity a player can use during the auction phase, increasing that amount only by paying him the amount of the winning bid when he has made the second-most preferred bid in step (c)(iii).

11. The method of playing a card game of claim 1, further comprising the step of substituting the auction card by the player who makes the winning bid for a card held by the player who makes the winning bid.

12. The method of playing a card game of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

prior to step (a) performing a step of dealing a plurality of cards to each of the plurality of players;

after step (c) performing, in sequence, a first step of increasing declaring check, making a wager, raising a wager, or folding and performing a second step of awarding the jackpot.

13. The method of playing a card game of claim 12, wherein the steps beginning with the step prior to step (a) and ending with the second step after step (c) comprise playing a hand.

14. A method of playing a card game, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) dealing a plurality of cards to a plurality of players;

(b) anteing up into a jackpot by each of the plurality of players to make a first wager;

(c) auctioning a pre-determined number of auction cards in sequence;

(d) (i) eliminating a respective one of the auction cards when none of the players makes a bid for the auction card,

(ii) awarding respective one of the auction cards to a player who makes a sole bid and requiring the player to pay the amount of the sole bid into the jackpot, or

(iii) awarding respective one of the auction cards to a player who makes a winning bid among a plurality of bids and requiring the player to pay the amount of the winning bid to a player having a second-most preferred bid.

15. The method of playing a card game of claim 14, wherein each player may increase their wager in a step subsequent to step (d).

16. The method of playing a card game of claim 15, wherein each player increased wager is limited to the maximum funds of a player having the least funds but more than zero funds.

17. The method of playing a card game of claim 14, wherein step (c) comprises a bidding period for each of the auction cards that is timed.

18. The method of playing a card game of claim 14, further comprising a step of eliminating a player who has depleted his funds.

19. A method of playing a card game, the card game comprising a plurality of players competing for a jackpot contributed by the players, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) auctioning a card to the players; and

(b) (i) eliminating a respective one of the auction cards when none of the players makes a bid for the auction card,

(ii) awarding respective one of the auction cards to a player who makes a sole bid and requiring the player to pay the amount of the sole bid into the jackpot, or

(iii) awarding respective one of the auction cards to a player who makes a winning bid among a plurality of bids and requiring the player to pay the amount of the winning bid to a player having a second-most preferred bid.

20. The method of playing a card game of claim 19, wherein step (a) comprises a bidding period for each of the auction cards that is timed.