Multiple hand stud poker game

• US 6,048,267 A
• Filed: 10/06/1998
• Issued: 04/11/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: Michael Wichinsky
• Inventors: Wichinsky, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): LAYNO, BENJAMIN
• Application Number:
  US09/167,389
• Time in Patent Office: 553 Days
• Field of Search: 463/13, 273/292, 273/274, 273/309
• US Class Current: 463/13
• 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 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 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

The player wagers on one or multiple hands and using a single standard fifty-two card deck of playing cards, three cards are dealt face up to each of the player hands. Two cards are then dealt--one face up and one face down--to be used as cards that can be selected by the player for use in the player'"'"'s hand. The player selects either the face up card or the face down card. The selected card is added to the player'"'"'s first hand and is displayed face up. The unselected card is then discarded. Two more cards are dealt--one card face up and one card face down. The player again selects either the face up card or the face down card. The selected card is added to the player'"'"'s second hand and is displayed face up with the unselected card being discarded. Two more cards are dealt--one card face up and one card face down. The player again selects either the face up card or the face down card. The selected card is added to the player'"'"'s third hand and is displayed face up with the unselected card being discarded. The same procedure is used to add a fifth card to each of the player'"'"'s hands. This results in the player having three complete five card hands. The amount won by the player is based on the amount wagered by the player and the poker ranking of the player'"'"'s hand based on a payout schedule.

Claims

1. A method of playing a poker game using a single deck of cards comprising:

a) a player making a first wager for a first hand and a second wager for a second hand;

b) dealing three cards face up comprising the first hand and dealing three cards face up comprising the second hand;

c) dealing two selection cards, one card face up and one card face down;

d) a player selecting either the face up card or the face down card and the selected card being displayed in the player'"'"'s first hand as the player'"'"'s fourth card and removing the non-selected card from play so that the non-selected card is no longer available to be used in the game;

e) dealing two more selection cards, one card face up and one card face down;

f) the player selecting either the face up card or the face down card and the selected card being displayed in the player'"'"'s second hand as the player'"'"'s fourth card and removing the non-selected card from play so that the non-selected card is no longer available to be used in the game;

g) dealing two more selection cards, one card face up and one card face down;

h) a player selecting either the face up card or the face down card and the selected card being displayed in the player'"'"'s first hand as the player'"'"'s fifth card and removing the non-selected card from play so that the non-selected card is no longer available to be used in the game;

i) dealing two more selection cards, one card face up and one card face down;

j) the player selecting either the face up card or the face down card and the selected card being displayed in the player'"'"'s second hand as the player'"'"'s fifth card and removing the non-selected card from play so that the non-selected card is no longer available to be used in the game;

k) determining the poker hand ranking of the player'"'"'s first hand and paying the player a predetermined amount based on the amount of the first wager if the first hand comprises a preselected poker ranking; and

l) determining the poker hand ranking of the player'"'"'s second hand and paying the player a predetermined amount based on the amount of the second wager if the second hand comprises a preselected poker ranking.

2. The method of claim 1 in which the deck of cards is a standard deck of fifty-two playing cards.

3. The method of claim 1 in which each wager is between one and five coins, tokens or credits.

4. The method of claim 1 in which the amount paid to the player is based on a payout table.

5. The method of claim 4 in which the payout table comprises:

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________ NUMBER OF COINS PLAYED POKER HAND RANKING 1 2 3 4 5 ______________________________________ ROYAL FLUSH 250 500 750 1000 4000 STRAIGHT FLUSH 100 150 200 250 FOUR OF A KIND 50 75 100 125 FULL HOUSE 189 27 36 45 FLUSH 14 7 21 28 35 STRAIGHT 10 5 15 20 25 THREE OF A KIND 6 9 12 15 TWO PAIR 4 6 8 10 JACKS OR BETTER 2 3 4 5. ______________________________________

6. A method of playing a poker game using a single deck of cards comprising:

a) a player making a first wager for a first hand, a second wager for a second hand and a third wager for a third hand;

b) dealing three cards face up comprising the first hand, dealing three cards face up comprising the second hand and dealing three cards face up comprising the third hand;

c) dealing two selection cards, one card face up and one card face down;

d) a player selecting either the face up card or the face down card and the selected card being displayed in the player'"'"'s first hand as the player'"'"'s fourth card and removing the non-selected card from play so that the non-selected card is no longer available to be used in the game;

e) dealing two more selection cards, one card face up and one card face down;

f) the player selecting either the face up card or the face down card and the selected card being displayed in the player'"'"'s second hand as the player'"'"'s fourth card and removing the non-selected card from play so that the non-selected card is no longer available to be used in the game;

g) dealing two more selection cards, one card face up and one card face down;

h) the player selecting either the face up card or the face down card and the selected card being displayed in the player'"'"'s third hand as the player'"'"'s fourth card and removing the non-selected card from play so that the non-selected card is no longer available to be used in the game;

i) dealing two more selection cards, one card face up and one card face down;

j) a player selecting either the face up card or the face down card and the selected card being displayed in the player'"'"'s first hand as the player'"'"'s fifth card and removing the non-selected card from play so that the non-selected card is no longer available to be used in the game;

k) dealing two more selection cards, one card face up and one card face down;

l) the player selecting either the face up card or the face down card and the selected card being displayed in the player'"'"'s second hand as the player'"'"'s fifth card and removing the non-selected card from play so that the non-selected card is no longer available to be used in the game;

m) dealing two more selection cards, one card face up and one card face down;

n) the player selecting either the face up card or the face down card and the selected card being displayed in the player'"'"'s third hand as the player'"'"'s fifth card and removing the non-selected card from play so that the non-selected card is no longer available to be used in the game;

o) determining the poker hand ranking of the player'"'"'s first hand and paying the player a predetermined amount based on the amount of the first wager if the first hand comprises a preselected poker ranking;

p) determining the poker hand ranking of the player'"'"'s second hand and paying the player a predetermined amount based on the amount of the second wager if the second hand comprises a preselected poker ranking; and

q) determining the poker hand ranking of the player'"'"'s third hand and paying the player a predetermined amount based on the amount of the third wager if the third hand comprises a preselected poker ranking.

7. The method of claim 6 in which the deck of cards is a standard deck of fifty-two playing cards.

8. The method of claim 6 in which each wager is between one and five coins, tokens or credits.

9. The method of claim 6 in which the amount paid to the player is based on a payout table.

10. The method of claim 9 in which the payout table comprises:

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________ NUMBER OF COINS PLAYED POKER HAND RANKING 1 2 3 4 5 ______________________________________ ROYAL FLUSH 250 500 750 1000 4000 STRAIGHT FLUSH 100 150 200 250 FOUR OF A KIND 505 75 100 125 FULL HOUSE 18 27 36 45 FLUSH 14 21 7 28 35 STRAIGHT 10 15 20 25 THREE OF A KIND 6 9 12 15 TWO PAIR 4 6 8 10 JACKS OR BETTER 2 3 4 5. ______________________________________