Poker game with bonus payouts
First Claim
1. A method of playing a card game comprising:
- a player making at least an ante to enter the playing card game;
dealing an initial hand of X cards to at least one player and a hand of X cards to a dealer;
the player deciding if the player wants to continue play of the game, the decision exercised by making a play wager to continue the game and otherwise folding the player'"'"'s hand and losing the ante and ending a round of play of the game for that player;
if a play wager is made by the player, dealing at least one more card to the player;
the player forming a best hand of X cards from the X+cards;
comparing the best hand of the player against a best hand for the dealer with the dealer'"'"'s X cards; and
resolving the ante and play wager based upon ranking rules of the card game, wherein X is a single integer selected from the group consisting an integer of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7.
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Abstract
A method of playing a card game is performed by a player making at least an ante wager and a wager on a bonus event to enter the card game. An initial hand of X cards is dealt to the player making the at least an ante wager and the wager on a bonus event. A hand of X cards is dealt to the dealer. The player decides to continue or end play of the game, the decision exercised by making a play wager to continue the game or forfeiting the ante and wager on a bonus event, ending a round of play of the game for that player. If a play wager is made by the player, at least one more card is dealt to the player; the player forming a best hand of X cards; comparing the player'"'"'s best hand of X cards of the player against a best hand for the dealer with the dealer'"'"'s X cards. The ante, wager on the bonus event and play wager are resolved based upon ranking rules of the card game, wherein X is an integer of 2-7 cards, especially, 4, 5 or 6 cards, and a preferred number of additional cards dealt to each player who makes the play wager is 1. It is a particularly useful format where the dealer does not receive any cards beyond X cards, and X is 5. The method is best practiced when a bonus wager is made, and the bonus wager is always paid if the rank of a player'"'"'s hand making the wager exceeds a predetermined bonus rank. The method also is best practiced where the rank of a player'"'"'s hand must exceed a predetermined game rank for the player to qualify to win on the ante and the play wager. A desirable predetermined game rank is at least a pair, especially a pair of 3'"'"'s, 4'"'"'s, 5'"'"'s, 6'"'"'s or 7'"'"'s. A preferred predetermined bonus rank is at least two pair.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of playing a card game comprising:
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a player making at least an ante to enter the playing card game;
dealing an initial hand of X cards to at least one player and a hand of X cards to a dealer;
the player deciding if the player wants to continue play of the game, the decision exercised by making a play wager to continue the game and otherwise folding the player'"'"'s hand and losing the ante and ending a round of play of the game for that player;
if a play wager is made by the player, dealing at least one more card to the player;
the player forming a best hand of X cards from the X+cards;
comparing the best hand of the player against a best hand for the dealer with the dealer'"'"'s X cards; and
resolving the ante and play wager based upon ranking rules of the card game, wherein X is a single integer selected from the group consisting an integer of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of playing a card game comprising:
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a player making at least an ante wager and a wager on a bonus event to enter the card game;
dealing a) an initial hand of exactly X cards to the player making the at least an ante wager and the wager on a bonus event and b) a hand of exactly X cards to a dealer;
the player deciding to continue or end play of the game, the decision exercised by making a play wager to continue the game or forfeiting the ante and wager on a bonus event, ending a round of play of the game for that player;
if a play wager is made by the player, dealing at least one more card to the player;
the player forming a best hand of X cards from the X+1 cards;
comparing the best hand of X cards of the player against a best hand for the dealer with the dealer'"'"'s X cards; and
resolving the ante, wager on a bonus event and play wager based upon rules of the card game, wherein X is a single integer selected from the group consisting of 4, 5 and 6. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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Specification
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Current AssigneeSg Gaming, Inc. (Scientific Games Corporation)
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Original AssigneeSHFL Entertainment Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
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InventorsSnow, Roger M., Ventura, Ofir
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Primary Examiner(s)Banks, Derris H.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Collins, Dolores R.
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Application NumberUS10/277,508Publication NumberTime in Patent Office813 DaysField of Search273/292, 273/274, 273/309US Class Current273/292CPC Class CodesA63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games hor...
