Method for playing a poker game

• US 5,868,619 A
• Filed: 10/10/1997
• Issued: 02/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michael W. Wood, Terry L. Wilson
• Original Assignee: Michael W. Wood, Terry L. Wilson
• Inventors: Wilson, Terry L., Wood, Michael W.
• Primary Examiner(s): LAYNO, BENJAMIN
• Application Number:
  US08/948,749
• Time in Patent Office: 487 Days
• Field of Search: 273/272, 273/224, 273/250-299, 463/12, 463/13
• US Class Current: 463/13
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/008 adapted for being playable on a screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

Abstract

A method is set forth for playing a game wherein an initial holding of five playing cards is provided for the player, the player assembling the initial holding into one or more sub-hands of one card each. Play is completed by completing each sub-hand to final hands of five cards each. For each completed sub-hand which corresponds to a winning combination, payoffs are provided according to a pay table. For losing sub-hand combinations, the wager is lost. Wagers are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each sub-hand based upon the number of cards in the arranged sub-hands. Payoffs are based upon the allocated amounts of the wager for each sub-hand.

Claims

1. A method for a player to play a game with playing cards comprising:

the player making a wager;

dealing a first hand of five cards to the player;

grouping the first hand cards into two or more sub-hands each sub-hand forming a partial hand of at least one card each;

allocating a portion of the wager to each sub-hand based upon the number of cards in the sub-hand;

dealing additional cards to each sub-hand to form for each sub-hand a completed hand of five cards;

designating payoffs for completed sub-hand card combinations; and

paying each completed hand obtaining a payoff combination based amount of the wager allocated thereto.

2. The method of claim 1 including providing an electronic device having a processor with stored data representing each card of a deck of cards and a display wherein the dealing of said first hand includes said processor randomly selecting from said data said five cards of the first hand and at the display presenting a visual display of said selected cards.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said grouping of the first hand cards includes said player selecting the grouping of cards in said sub-hands, said display displaying said selected groupings of cards in said sub-hands.

4. The method of claim 3 including, in response to a prompt by the player, said processor randomly selecting from the data representing the remainder of the cards in the deck, cards to complete said sub-hands, and displaying the completed hands.

5. The method of claim 2 including said processor grouping said first hand cards into said sub-hands and randomly selecting from the remainder of said deck of cards to complete said sub-hands.

6. The method of claim 5 including displaying the selection of cards as rotating reels having a plurality of playing cards displayed about the periphery thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 further including allocating a portion of the player'"'"'s wager to a progressive jackpot, designating an outcome as a jackpot outcome and awarding said progressive jackpot when the player obtains said jackpot outcome.

8. The method of claim 7 including the player making an additional wager to participate in the progressive jackpot, said additional wager allocated to the progressive jackpot.

9. The method of claim 7 including designating two complete hand royal flushes as the jackpot outcome.

10. The method of claim 7 including designating two complete hands of a four of a kind and a royal flush as the jackpot outcome.

11. A method for a player to play a game with playing cards comprising:

the player making a wager;

dealing a first hand of five cards to the player;

the player opting to group the first hand cards into two or more sub-hands, each sub-hand forming a partial hand of at least one card each;

allocating a portion of the wager to each sub-hand based upon the number of cards in the sub-hand;

dealing additional cards to each sub-hand to form for each sub-hand a completed hand of five cards;

designating payoffs for completed sub-hand card combinations; and

paying each completed hand obtaining a payoff combination based amount of the wager allocated thereto.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the player makes a wager in increments of five wagering units.

13. The method of claim 11 including paying the payoffs for each completed hand combinations according to Table 1,