Electronic video poker games

• US 7,431,644 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2005
• Issued: 10/07/2008
• 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:
  US11/158,787
• Publication Number:
  US 20050239527A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,203 Days
• Field of Search: 463/12, 463/13, 463/20, 273/292, 273/274, 273/309
• US Class Current: 463/13
• 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 video poker machine configured to allow a player to play a card game is provided. The video poker machine includes at least one display device, at least one input device, and at least one computer configured to display at least a first hand and a second hand of at least five cards all face up, each hand including the same five cards. A player can be provided an option to play a hand by selecting none, one or more than one of the face up cards from the first hand and the second hand and any additional hands as cards to be held. Each of the cards not selected to be held are discarded from each hand and replaced with a face up card. The player can be provided a pre-established amount based on the amount of a wager made on the hand if the resulting cards of the hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.

Claims

1. A video poker machine configured to allow only a single player to play a card game, said video poker machine comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device; and

at least one computer, wherein the computer is configured with one of the display devices and the at least one input device to;

(a) cause the one display device to display at least a first hand and to display a second hand of at least five cards all face up, each hand having the same five cards,

(b) enable none, one or more than one of the face up cards from the first hand and the second hand and any additional hands to be held,

(c) discard from each hand the cards not selected to be held and replace each of said cards with a face up card, and

(d) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of each hand.

2. The video poker machine of claim 1, wherein the computer is configured to:

(a) enable the player to make a wager on each hand; and

(b) provide the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the wager on each hand if the resulting cards of said hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.

3. A video poker machine configured to allow a player to play a card game, said video poker machine comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device; and

at least one computer, wherein said computer is configured with one of the display devices and the at least one input device to;

(a) enable the player to make a wager on each of at least a first hand and a second hand,

(b) cause the one display device to display to the player at least the first hand and to display the second hand of at least five cards all face up, each hand having the same five cards,

(c) enable none, one or more than one of the face up cards from the first hand and the second hand and any additional hands to be held,

(d) discard from each hand the cards not selected to be held and replace each of said cards with a face up card,

(e) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of each hand, and

(f) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the wager on each hand if the resulting cards of said hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.

4. A video poker machine configured to allow a player to play a card game , said video poker machine comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one in put device; and

at least one computer wherein said computer is configured with one of the display devices and the at least one input device to;

(a) cause the one display device to display at least five cards all face up in at least two hands, each hand having the same five cards,

(b) provide the player an option of playing each hand by selecting none, one or more of the face up cards from each hand as cards to be held,

(c) discard from each hand the cards not selected to be held and replace each of said cards with a face up card, and

(d) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of each hand.

5. The video poker machine of claim 4, wherein the computer is configured to:

(a) enable the player to make a wager on each hand; and

(b) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the wager on each hand if the resulting cards of said hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.

6. A video poker machine configured to allow a player to play a card game , said video poker machine comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device; and

at least one computer, wherein said computer is configured with one of the display devices and the at least one input device to

(a) enable the player to make a wager,

(b) cause the one display device to display at least five cards of at least two hands all face up, each hand having the same five cards and each hand being displayed at least two times,

(c) provide the player an option of playing each hand by selecting none, one or more than one of the face up cards from each hand as cards to be held,

(d) discard from each hand the cards not selected to be held and replace each of said cards with a face up card,

(e) determine the poker hand ranking of the resulting cards of each hand, and

(f) pay the player a pre-established amount based on the amount of the wager on each hand if the resulting cards of said hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.