Poker online playing system

• US 8,133,104 B2
• Filed: 04/26/2010
• Issued: 03/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pen-One Acquisition Group LLC (Equitable IP Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Pen-One Inc.
• Inventors: Black, Adam Matthew, Black, Gerald R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shah, Milap
• Application Number:
  US12/799,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20110092264A1
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• Field of Search: 463 11- 13, 463 40- 42, 273/274, 273/292
• US Class Current: 463/13
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

The online poker gaming system comprises a live or recorded poker game, and at least one gaming terminal. The live or recorded poker game involves a group of players sitting around a table. Each player is playing for prize money so there is a cash incentive for each to win. The player terminal displays images of the live or recorded game being broadcast for view by an online player. The player terminal also includes a schematic of the game for presenting in a concise and visual way, the game status and gaming data of the live or recorded game. The player terminal also includes a keypad, enabling the online player to select one or more players to win, and select a value for each selection. So while the online player cannot make gaming decisions—fold, call, check, and raise—the online player can participate by making selections, much as one would make selections at a racetrack. The online player can make multiple playing selections unavailable to the player sitting at the table.

Claims

1. A gaming system comprising:

a. a live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game involving a plurality of participating players, said plurality of participating players being positioned about a poker table, said plurality of participating players having fold, check, call, or raise playing options for said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, and said plurality of participating players each competing only with one another to be a winning player of said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game; and

b. a first player terminal displaying images relative to said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game for view by a first online player remotely located from said poker table, said first player terminal enabling player selection by said first online player from said plurality of participating players as to said winning player of said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, said first player terminal enabling an entering of a value selection by said first online player regarding one of said participating players for said live poker game;

whereby said first online player selects one or more of said plurality of participating players to be said winning player of said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game and enters said value selection for each selected participating player; and

whereby said first online player makes a winning selection whenever said at least one of said plurality of participating players selected from said plurality of participating players is said winning player of said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, wherein one or more of said participating players of said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game can be said winning player.

2. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein said first player terminal has access to historical data of prior live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker games.

3. The gaming system of claim 2, wherein said historical data is provided through said first player terminal, said historical data including prior live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game outcome data for each of said plurality of participating players.

4. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein said first player terminal provides historical data of prior winning players of said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, said historical data including success rates of said participating players for most recent of said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, lifetime earnings of each of said participating players, or heads-up success against other participating players for each of said participating players.

5. A gaming system comprising:

a. a recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game involving a plurality of participating players, said plurality of participating players being positioned about a poker table, said plurality of participating players having fold, check, call, or raise playing options for said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, and said plurality of participating players each competing only with one another to be a winning player of said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game; and

b. a first player terminal displaying images relative to said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game for view by a first online player remotely located from said poker table, said first player terminal enabling player selection by said first online player from said plurality of participating players as to said winning player of said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, said first player terminal enabling an entering of a value selection by said first online player regarding one of said participating players for said recorded poker game;

whereby said first online player selects one or more of said plurality of participating players to be said winning player of said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game and enters said value selection for each selected participating player; and

whereby said first online player makes a winning selection whenever said at least one of said plurality of participating players selected from said plurality of participating players is said winning player of said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, wherein one or more of said participating players of said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game can be said winning player.

6. The gaming system of claim 5, wherein said first player terminal has access to historical data of prior recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker games.

7. The gaming system of claim 6, wherein said historical data is provided through said first player terminal, said historical data including prior recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game outcome data for each of said plurality of participating players.

8. The gaming system of claim 5, wherein said first player terminal provides historical data of prior winning players of said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, said historical data including success rates of said participating players for most recent of said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, lifetime earnings of each of said participating players, or heads-up success against other participating players for each of said participating players.

9. A gaming system comprising:

a. a live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game involving a plurality of participating players, said plurality of participating players being positioned about a poker table, said plurality of participating players having fold, check, call, or raise playing options for said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, and said plurality of participating players each competing only with one another to be a winning player of said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game; and

b. a first player terminal displaying images relative to said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game for view by a first online player remotely located from said poker table, said first player terminal enabling player selection by said first online player from said plurality of participating players as to said winning player of said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, said first player terminal enabling selection by said first online player from said plurality of participating players as to said participating player having a best poker hand at the conclusion of the live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, and said first player terminal enabling an entering of value selection by said first online player regarding one of said participating players for said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game;

whereby said first online player selects one or more of said plurality of participating players to be dealt said best poker hand for said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game and enters said value selection for each selected participating player; and

whereby said first online player makes a winning selection whenever said one or more of said plurality of participating players selected from said plurality of participating players is dealt said best poker hand for said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game.

10. The gaming system of claim 9, wherein said first player terminal has access to historical data of prior live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker games.

11. The gaming system of claim 10, wherein said historical data is provided through said first player terminal, said historical data including prior live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game outcome data for each of said plurality of participating players.

12. The gaming system of claim 9, wherein said first player terminal provides historical data of prior winning players of said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, said historical data including success rates of said participating players for most recent of said live Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, lifetime earnings of each of said participating players, or heads-up success against other participating players for each of said participating players.

13. A gaming system comprising:

a. a recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game involving a plurality of participating players, said plurality of participating players being positioned about a poker table, said plurality of participating players having fold, check, call, or raise playing options for said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, and said plurality of participating players each competing only with one another to be a winning player of said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game; and

b. a first player terminal displaying images relative to said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game for view by a first online player remotely located from said poker table, said first player terminal enabling player selection by said first online player from said plurality of participating players as to said winning player of said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, said first player terminal enabling selection by said first online player from said plurality of participating players as to said participating player having a best poker hand at the conclusion of the recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, and said first player terminal enabling an entering of value selection by said first online player regarding one of said participating players for said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game;

whereby said first online player selects one or more of said plurality of participating players to be dealt said best poker hand for said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game and enters said value selection for each selected participating player; and

whereby said first online player makes a winning selection whenever said one or more of said plurality of participating players selected from said plurality of participating players is dealt said best poker hand for said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game.

14. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein said first player terminal has access to historical data of prior recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker games.

15. The gaming system of claim 14, wherein said historical data is provided through said first player terminal, said historical data including prior recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game outcome data for each of said plurality of participating players.

16. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein said first player terminal provides historical data of prior winning players of said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, said historical data including success rates of said participating players for most recent of said recorded Texas Hold'"'"'em poker game, lifetime earnings of each of said participating players, or heads-up success against other participating players for each of said participating players.