Methods of Playing Wagering Games

• US 20130029736A1
• Filed: 09/28/2012
• Published: 01/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Original Assignee: SHFL Entertainment Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Yoseloff, Mark L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,590,900 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/11
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

A card game is played against a pay table, wherein a player receives a partial hand that is preferably completed by community cards, but may be completed by cards dealt directly to a hand or a combination of cards dealt directly to a hand and at least one community card or wild card. After placement of an ante wager, each player will have an opportunity to place a game wager before receiving another card for the player'"'"'s hand (whether dealt directly to the player or as a community card revealed to all players). At least some or all game wagers may be an amount within a range of multiples of the player'"'"'s ante wager, such as one times, two times, three times, four times, or five times the amount of the ante wager. The range of wagers may remain the same or vary with the number of dealt cards or community card revealed to the players.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of playing a wagering game solely against a plurality of predetermined winning outcomes, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor from a user device, an ante wager associable with a player;

providing, by the processor for display on the user device, an initial partial hand of randomized cards associable with the player;

receiving a fold or additional wager associable with the player;

providing, by the processor for display on the user device, at least one first additional card which is insufficient to complete the initial partial player hand;

after receiving the additional wager and providing the at least one first additional card, receiving a fold or a second additional wager associable with the player;

providing, by the processor for display on the user device, at least one second additional card completing the partial hand; and

resolving all wagers against the plurality of predetermined winning outcomes and paying the completed hand associable with the player if the completed hand is one of the predetermined winning outcome.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of predetermined winning hand outcomes are paid according to odds associated with a pay table.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional wager is an amount from an available range of specific amounts consisting of 1×

, 2× and

3×

the Ante wager.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one first additional card comprises a community card.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second additional wager is in an amount from an available range of specific amounts consisting of 1×

, 2× and

3×

the Ante wager.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one second additional card comprises a community card.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising, after the second additional wager is received and providing the at least one second community card, receiving a fold or a third additional wager associable with the player before providing at least one third additional card to complete the partial hand.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the a third additional wager is in an amount from an available range of specific amounts consisting of 1×

, 2× and

3×

the Ante wager.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein resolution of all wagers is made after a poker hand of five cards for the player is assembled from a total of between five and seven cards available to the player.

10. A computer-implemented method of playing a wagering game solely against a plurality of predetermined winning outcomes, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor from a user device, an ante wager associable with a player;

providing, for display to a dealer, an indication of the user'"'"'s ante wager;

receiving, from a card sensor at a player position, an indication of an initial partial hand of cards associable with the player;

providing the initial partial hand to the user device;

receiving a fold or additional wager associable with the player;

receiving, from the card sensor, at least one first additional card which is insufficient to complete the initial partial player hand;

providing the at least one first additional card to the user device;

after receiving the additional wager and providing the at least one first additional card, receiving a fold or a second additional wager associable with the player;

receiving, from the card sensor, at least one second additional card completing the partial hand;

providing the at least one second additional card to the user device; and

resolving all wagers against the plurality of predetermined winning outcomes and paying the completed hand associable with the player if the completed hand is one of the predetermined winning outcome.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of predetermined winning hand outcomes are paid according to odds associated with a pay table.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the additional wager is an amount from an available range of specific amounts consisting of 1×

, 2× and

3×

the Ante wager.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one first additional card comprises a community card.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the second additional wager is in an amount from an available range of specific amounts consisting of 1×

, 2× and

3×

the Ante wager.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one second additional card comprises a community card.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising, after the second additional wager is received and providing the at least one second community card, receiving a fold or a third additional wager associable with the player before receiving at least one third additional card from the card sensor and providing the at least one third additional card to complete the partial hand.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the a third additional wager is in an amount from an available range of specific amounts consisting of 1×

, 2× and

3×

the Ante wager.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein resolution of all wagers is made after a poker hand of five cards for the player is assembled from a total of between five and seven cards available to the player.