US2006049581A1PendingUtilityA1
Casino draw poker game
Est. expirySep 3, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A63F 1/00A63F 3/00157A63F 2001/003
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Abstract
A method of playing a table based version of draw poker that allows the dealer and/or the player to draw a card. After seeing his or her cards, the player can choose a card from the player's hand to replace or the player can choose to keep all of the cards. The dealer may also choose a card to replace from the dealer's hand or can choose to keep all of the cards.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A method of playing a casino table game, comprising:
receiving an ante wager from a player; dealing a player's hand and a dealer's hand; allowing the player to place a raise wager or fold; allowing the dealer to replace one or more cards in the dealer's hand; and accounting for the ante wager and the raise wager.
2 . A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising, if the player raises, allowing the player to replace on or more cards in the player's hand, before the allowing the dealer to replace one or more cards.
3 . A method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the accounting comprises, if the dealer's hand does not qualify, then paying the ante wager even money and pushing the raise wager.
4 . A method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the accounting further comprises:
if the dealer's hand qualifies, and if the dealer's hand beats the player's hand, then the player loses the ante wager and the raise wager.
5 . A method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the accounting further comprises:
if the dealer's hand qualifies, and if the dealer's hand ties the player's hand, then the ante wager and the raise wager both push.
6 . A method as recited in claim 4 , wherein the accounting further comprises:
if the dealer's hand qualifies, then if the dealer's hand ties the player's hand, then the ante wager and the raise wager both push.
7 . A method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the accounting further comprises:
if the dealer's hand qualifies, if the player's hand beats the dealer's hand, then the player wins the ante wager and the raise wager.
8 . A method as recited in claim 7 , wherein the ante wager wins even money.
9 . A method as recited in claim 7 , wherein the raise wager is paid according to a paytable.
10 . A method as recited in claim 8 , wherein the raise wager is paid according to a paytable.
11 . A method as recited in claim 8 , wherein the raise wager is paid according to the following paytable:
Hand
Pays
Ace high or less
Push
Pair
1 to 2
Flush
1 to 1
Straight
2 to 1
Three of a kind
5 to 1
Straight flush
6 to 1
Hand
Pays
Ace high or less
Push
12 . A method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the player can replace none or 1 card.
13 . A method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the dealer can replace none or 1 card.
14 . A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the dealer plays the dealer's hand according to a predetermined way.
15 . A method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the dealer plays the dealer's hand according to a predetermined way.
16 . A method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the predetermined way comprises following the highest of the following:
With a flush or higher stand pat. With a pair discard the singleton. Draw to a possible straight flush With an ace high discard the lowest card except if (a) the lowest card is suited with the ace; or (b) an ace/2/3 straight is possible and the second highest card is unsuited to the ace and is jack or less. Draw to a possible flush. Draw to a possible outside straight. Draw to a possible inside straight. Discard lowest card.
17 . A method of playing a casino table game as recited in claim 2 , wherein the accounting comprises:
if the dealer's hand does not qualify, then paying the ante wager even money and pushing the raise wager; if the dealer's hand does qualify, then:
if the dealer's hand beats the player's hand, then taking the player loses the ante wager and the raise wager;
if the player's hand beats the dealer's hand, then the player wins even money on the ante wager and wins a paytable payout on the raise wager.
18 . A method of playing a casino table game as recited in claim 2 , wherein the accounting comprises:
if the dealer's hand beats the player's hand, then taking the player loses the ante wager and the raise wager; if the player's hand beats the dealer's hand, then the player wins even money on the ante wager and wins a paytable payout on the raise wager.
19 . A method of playing a casino table game, comprising:
dealing a dealer's hand; dealing a player's hand; allowing the dealer to replace one or more cards from the dealer's hand; if the player's hand beats the dealer's hand, then paying the player.
20 . A method as recited in claim 19 , further comprising, before the paying, allowing the player to replace one or more cards in the player's hand.
21 . A method as recited in claim 19 , wherein the paying the player pays the player an amount according to the player's hand and a paytable.
22 . A method as recited in claim 20 , wherein the paying the player pays the player an amount according to the player's hand and a paytable.
23 . A method as recited in claim 21 , wherein the player is paid according to the paytable if the dealer's hand qualifies.
24 . A method as recited in claim 22 , wherein the player is paid according to the paytable if the dealer's hand qualifies.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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