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Poker game with required dealer discard

  • US 7,140,614 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2003
  • Issued: 11/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of playing a poker card game comprising at least one player making at least one ante wager in the poker game:

  • a) at least one player receiving a first number of cards and a dealer receiving a second number of cards that is at least one card more then the number of cards received by the player;

    b) providing a set of community cards that can be used by the dealer and the player;

    c) exposing a rank of one of the dealer'"'"'s cards to provide an exposed dealer card and leaving other dealer'"'"'s cards unexposed;

    d) compelling the dealer to discard the exposed dealer'"'"'s card if the rank of the exposed dealer'"'"'s card is within a first range of values and compelling the dealer to discard an unexposed dealer'"'"'s card if the exposed dealer'"'"'s card is within a second range of values to determine the dealer'"'"'s hand; and

    e) resolving the at least one ante wager according to rules of the poker game, with the dealer and the at least one player forming multiple-card poker hands from i) the community cards and dealer'"'"'s cards and ii) the community cards and the at least one player'"'"'s cards.

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