Electronic video poker game

• US 7,137,628 B2
• Filed: 11/06/2002
• Issued: 11/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Moody, Ernest W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Layno, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US10/290,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20030069055A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,476 Days
• Field of Search: 273/292, 273/274, 273/309, 273/143.R, 463/12, 463/13
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/003 Blackjack; Twenty one
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/005 Poker
• 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 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

A method of playing a draw poker game only by a single player. The player makes a wager for each separate hand to be played. At least two hands of five cards are dealt all face up from a standard deck of playing cards. The cards in the first hand are the same cards as the cards in the second hand. The player discarding none, one or more cards from the first hand. The player discarding none, one or more cards from the second hand. Cards that have been discarded in each hand are replaced by cards from the standard deck of playing cards. The poker hand ranking of each hand is determined. The player is paid for any winning poker hands based on a pay table and the amount of the player'"'"'s wager.

Claims

1. A method of playing a draw poker card game by only a single player, said method comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of five cards all face up from a standard deck of playing cards;

b) displaying a second hand of the same cards as the first hand all face up;

c) discarding none, one or more cards from the first hand;

d) discarding none, one or more cards from the second hand;

e) replacing any cards discarded from the first hand with cards from the standard deck of playing cards with the cards from the first hand removed therefrom; and

f) replacing any cards discarded from the second hand with cards from the standard deck of playing cards with the cards from the second hand removed therefrom.

2. A method of playing a draw poker card game by only a single player, said method comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of at least five cards all face up from a standard deck of playing cards;

b) displaying a second hand of the same cards as the first hand all face up;

c) discarding none, one or more cards from the first hand;

d) discarding none, one or more cards from the second hand;

e) replacing any cards discarded from the first hand with cards from the standard deck of playing cards with the cards from the first hand removed therefrom; and

f) replacing any cards discarded from the second hand with cards from the standard deck of playing cards with the cards from the second hand removed therefrom.

3. A method of playing a draw poker card game by only a single player, said method comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of a predetermined number of cards all face up from a standard deck of playing cards, wherein the predetermined number is at least three;

b) displaying a second hand of the same cards as the first hand all face up;

c) discarding none, one or more cards from the first hand;

d) discarding none, one or more cards from the second hand;

e) replacing any cards discarded from the first hand with cards from the standard deck of playing cards with the cards from the first hand removed therefrom; and

f) replacing any cards discarded from the second hand with cards from the standard deck of playing cards with the cards from the second hand removed therefrom.

4. A method of playing a draw poker card game by only a single player, said method comprising:

a) displaying a first hand of at least a predetermined number of cards all face up from a standard deck of playing cards, wherein the predetermined number is at least three;

b) displaying a second hand of the same cards as the first hand all face up;

c) discarding none, one or more cards from the first hand;

d) discarding none, one or more cards from the second hand;

e) replacing any cards discarded from the first hand with cards from the standard deck of playing cards with the cards from the first hand removed therefrom; and

f) replacing any cards discarded from the second hand with cards from the standard deck of playing cards with the cards from the second hand removed therefrom.