Poker game

• US 4,836,553 A
• Filed: 04/18/1988
• Issued: 06/06/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: Caribbean Stud Enterprises, Inc.
• Inventors: Jones, Daniel A., Suttle, James P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Oechsle, Anton O.
• Application Number:
  US07/182,374
• Time in Patent Office: 414 Days
• Field of Search: 273/274, 273/292, 273/85 CP
• 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 1/18 Score computers; Miscellaneous indicators time-testing devices G07C
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/0017 progressive jackpot
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/142 with pay-out or rewarding with a prize
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

A card game in which a player and a dealer are each dealt five cards. If the dealer has a poker hand having a value less than Ace-King combination or better, the player automatically wins. If the dealer has a poker hand having a value of an Ace-King combination or better, then the higher of the player'"'"'s or the dealer'"'"'s hand wins. If the player wins, he receives a bonus payment depending on the poker rank of his hand.

Claims

1. A method of playing a poker game comprising the steps of:

(a) a player anteing a first bet means,

(b) a dealer dealing a hand comprising a predetermined number of cards to each of the player and the dealer,

(c) the player either folding in which case the player loses his first bet means to the dealer, or betting a second bet means,

(d) the player comparing his hand to the hand of the dealer using poker rank as the criterion for comparison,

(e) if the dealer'"'"'s hand is not at least a predetermined rank, the player wins a preselected amount based on the player'"'"'s first bet means and the player keeps his second bet means,

(f) if the dealer'"'"'s hand is at least a predetermined rank, and the dealer'"'"'s hand is higher than the player'"'"'s hand, the player loses both his first bet means and his second bet means,

(g) if the dealer'"'"'s hand is at least a predetermined rank, and the player'"'"'s hand is higher than the dealer'"'"'s hand, then the player wins a first predetermined amount on his first bet means and the player wins a second predetermined amount on his second bet means based on the type of poker hand combination that the player has, said second predetermined amount having a potential return of at least twenty times the amount of the second bet means.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined number of cards is five.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the player'"'"'s cards are dealt face down.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein some of the dealer'"'"'s cards are dealt face up and the remainder of the dealer'"'"'s cards are dealt face down.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein one of the dealer'"'"'s cards is dealt face up and the rest of the dealer'"'"'s cards are dealt face down.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein two of the dealer'"'"'s cards are dealt face up and the rest of the dealer'"'"'s cards are dealt face down.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the second bet means is a multiple of the first bet means.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the second bet means is double the first bet means.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein standard playing cards are used.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the predetermined rank is an Ace-King combination.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the preselected amount that a player wins on the player'"'"'s first bet means is one-to-one odds.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the first predetermined amount that a player wins on his first bet means is one-to-one odds.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the second predetermined amount that a player wins on his second bet means is according to the following schedule:

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________ Poker Hand Odds ______________________________________ Royal Flush 250-to-1 Straight Flush 50-to-1 Four of a Kind 20-to-1 Full House 7-to-1 Flush 5-to-1 Straight 4-to-1 Three of a Kind 3-to-1 Two Pair 2-to-1 Any other hand 1-to-1 ______________________________________

14. A method of playing a poker game involving a plurality of players comprising the steps of:

(a) selecting one player to act as a banker,

(b) each player except the banker anteing a first bet means,

(c) a dealer dealing a hand comprising a predetermined number of cards to each player and to the banker,

(d) each player either folding in which case the player loses his first bet means to the banker, or betting a second bet means,

(e) each player comparing his hand to the hand of the banker using poker rank as the criterion for comparison,

(f) if the banker'"'"'s hand is not at least a predetermined rank, each player wins a preselected amount from the banker based on the player'"'"'s first bet means and the player keeps his second bet means,

(g) if the banker'"'"'s hand is at least a predetermined rank, and the banker'"'"'s hand is higher than the player'"'"'s hand, the banker wins both the player'"'"'s first bet means and the player'"'"'s second bet means,

(h) if the banker'"'"'s hand is at least a predetermined rank, and the player'"'"'s hand is higher than the banker'"'"'s hand, then the player wins from the banker a first predetermined amount on his first bet means and the player wins a second predetermined amount on his second bet means based on the type of poker hand combination that the player has, said second predetermined amount having a potential return of at least twenty times the amount of the second bet means.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the banker is the dealer.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the dealer assesses each player a fee to participate in the game.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the fee is a percentage of each player'"'"'s first bet means.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein the fee is a percentage of each player'"'"'s second bet means.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein the fee is a percentage of the total amounts bet by each player.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein the fee is a flat amount for each hand played.

21. The method of claim 16 wherein the fee is based on the length of time that a player participates.

22. The method of claim 14 wherein the predetermined number of cards is five.

23. The method of claim 14 wherein the player'"'"'s cards are dealt face down.

24. The method of claim 14 wherein some of the banker'"'"'s cards are dealt face up and the rest of the banker'"'"'s cards are dealt face down.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein one of the banker'"'"'s cards is dealt face up and the rest of the banker'"'"'s cards are dealt face down.

26. The method of claim 24 wherein two of the banker'"'"'s cards are dealt face up and the rest of the banker'"'"'s cards are dealt face down.

27. The method of claim 14 wherein the second bet means is a multiple of the first bet means.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein the second bet means is double the first bet means.

29. The method of claim 14 wherein standard playing cards are used.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein the predetermined rank is an Ace-King combination.

31. The method of claim 14 wherein the preselected amount that a player wins on the player'"'"'s first bet means is one-to-one odds.

32. The method of claim 14 wherein the first predetermined amount that a player wins on his first bet means is one-to-one odds.

33. The method of claim 14 wherein the second predetermined amount that a player wins on his second bet means is according to the following schedule:

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________ Poker Hand Odds ______________________________________ Royal Flush 250-to-1 Straight Flush 50-to-1 Four of a Kind 20-to-1 Full House 7-to-1 Flush 5-to-1 Straight 4-to-1 Three of a Kind 3-to-1 Two Pair 2-to-1 Any other hand 1-to-1 ______________________________________

34. A method of playing a poker game involving a plurality of players and a standard deck of playing cards comprising the steps of:

(a) selecting one player to act as banker,

(b) all players except the banker anteing a first token,

(c) dealing five card to the banker with four cards face down and one cards face up,

(d) dealing five cards face down to each of the remaining players,

(e) each player then either folding, in which case the player loses his ante to the banker, or betting additional tokens equal to twice his ante,

(f) the banker and each remaining player turning all of their cards face up, whereby,

(1) if the banker'"'"'s cards show a poker hand of less than an Ace-King combination or better, then the banker pays each remaining player one-to-one odds on the amount of each player'"'"'s ante and the player keeps his bet,

(2) if the banker'"'"'s cards show a poker hand of an Ace-King combination or better, the higher poker hand between the banker and each remaining player wins,

(3) if the banker wins, the player loses both the ante and the bet to the banker,

(4) if the player wins, the banker pays the player one-to-one odds on the amount of the player'"'"'s ante and the banker pays the player odds on the amount of the player'"'"'s bet according to the type of poker hand combination that the player has as follows;

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________ Poker Hand Odds ______________________________________ Royal Flush 250-to-1 Straight Flush 50-to-1 Four of a Kind 20-to-1 Full House 7-to-1 Flush 5-to-1 Straight 4-to-1 Three of a Kind 3-to-1 Two Pair 2-to-1 Any other hand 1-to-1 ______________________________________

35. A method of playing a poker game involving a plurality of players, a dealer and a standard deck of playing cards comprising the steps of:

(a) all players anteing a first token,

(b) dealing five cards to the dealer with four cards face down and one card face up,

(c) dealing five cards face down to each of the players,

(d) each player then either folding, in which case the player loses his ante to the dealer, or betting additional tokens equal to twice his ante,

(e) the dealer and each remaining player turning all of their cards face up, whereby,

(1) if the dealer'"'"'s cards show a poker hand of less than an Ace-King combination or better, then the dealer pays each remaining player one-to-one odds on the amount of each player'"'"'s ante and the player keeps his bet,

(2) if the dealer'"'"'s cards show a poker hand of an Ace-King combination or better, the higher poker hand between the dealer and each remaining player wins,

(3) if the dealer wins, the player loses both the ante and the bet to the dealer,

(4) if the player wins, the dealer pays the player one-to-one odds on the amount of the player'"'"'s ante and the dealer pays the player odds on the amount of the player'"'"'s bet according to the type of poker hand combination that the player has as follows;

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________ Poker Hand Odds ______________________________________ Royal Flush 250-to-1 Straight Flush 50-to-1 Four of a Kind 20-to-1 Full House 7-to-1 Flush 5-to-1 Straight 4-to-1 Three of a Kind 3-to-1 Two Pair 2-to-1 Any other hand 1-to-1 ______________________________________