Method for playing a card game

• US 6,874,784 B1
• Filed: 03/07/2003
• Issued: 04/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kara L. Nemeth, Rocco R. Promutico
• Original Assignee: Kara L. Nemeth, Rocco R. Promutico
• Inventors: Promutico, Rocco R., Nemeth, Kara L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vidovich, Gregory
• Assistant Examiner(s): Collins, Dolores R.
• Application Number:
  US10/383,706
• Time in Patent Office: 760 Days
• Field of Search: 273/292, 273/274, 273/309, 463/13
• 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 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082

Abstract

A card game wherein a first set of cards is dealt face up and arranged in a row. Each card represents a first card of one hand of a plurality of separate hands that will be completely formed when the dealer deals all cards necessary to complete all of the separate hands. A first difficulty factor is assigned to the first set of cards. Wagers may be placed on each card in the first set. This process is then repeated for a second set of cards and a third set of cards. Additional sets of cards are dealt face up and arranged in rows that are aligned with rows of cards formed by the first, second and third sets of card thereby forming a plurality of rows and columns of cards. Each column of cards defines a separate and complete hand of cards. Winnings are paid to the player with the winning hand based on (i) the player'"'"'s wagers that correspond to the winning hand, (ii) a predetermined payout schedule and (iii) the difficulty factors.

Claims

1. A method of playing a card game comprising:

providing at least one set of playing cards;

dealing a first set of cards all face up and in a manner such that the cards are arranged in a row, each card representing a first card of one hand of a plurality of separate hands that are going to be completely formed when a dealer deals all cards necessary to complete all of the separate hands;

assigning a first difficulty factor to the row of cards formed by the first set of cards;

providing a player with the opportunity to make a wager on each of the cards of the first set;

dealing a second set of cards all face up and in a manner such that the cards of the second set are arranged in a row and are adjacent to and aligned with the row of cards formed by the first set of cards, each card of the second set representing a second card of one hand of the plurality of separate hands that are going to be completely formed when the dealer deals all cards necessary to complete all of the separate hands;

assigning a second difficulty factor to the row of cards formed by the second set of cards;

providing a player with the opportunity to make a wager on each of the cards of the second set;

dealing a third set of cards all face up and in a manner such that the cards of the third set are arranged in a row and adjacent to and aligned with the row of cards formed by the second set of cards, each card of the third set representing a third card of one hand of the plurality of separate hands that are going to be completely formed when the dealer deals all cards necessary to complete all of the separate hands;

assigning a third difficulty factor to the row of cards formed by the third set of cards;

providing a player with the opportunity to make a wager on each of the cards of the third set;

dealing additional sets of cards all face up to complete all of the separate hands of cards, the additional sets of cards being dealt so that the additional sets of cards are arranged in rows that are aligned with the rows of cards formed by the first, second and third sets of cards thereby forming a plurality of rows and columns of cards, each column of cards defining a separate and complete hand of cards;

determining the poker hand ranking of each separate and complete hand of cards;

determining which of the separate and complete hands of cards is the winning hand; and

paying winnings to the player based on

(i) the player'"'"'s wagers that correspond to the winning hand,

(ii) a predetermined payout schedule and (iii) the difficulty factors.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein each of the separate and complete hands has at least four cards.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein each of the separate and complete hands has more than five cards.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the step of dealing additional sets of cards comprises dealing a fourth set of cards.

5. The method according to claim 4 wherein the step of dealing additional sets of cards comprises dealing a fifth set of cards.

6. The method according to claim 4 further comprising the step of providing a player with the opportunity to make a wager on each card in the fourth set of cards.

7. The method according to claim 6 wherein the step of dealing additional sets of cards comprises:

dealing a fifth set of cards;

dealing a sixth set of cards; and

dealing a seventh set of cards.

8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the difficulty factor associated with the first row of cards is the highest difficulty factor.

9. The method according to claim 8 wherein the difficulty factor decreases with subsequent rows of cards.

10. The method according to claim 1 further including the step of providing a table having a dealer station, a player station, a card distribution area for receiving the sets of cards dealt by the dealer, a plurality of betting areas wherein each betting area corresponds to a particular card in the first, second and third sets of cards, and a plurality of difficulty factor indicating areas wherein each difficulty factor indicating area corresponds to one of the first, second and third rows of cards and indicates a particular difficulty factor.