US2007241504A1PendingUtilityA1

Poker game

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 12, 2006Filed: Aug 30, 2006Published: Oct 18, 2007
Est. expiryApr 12, 2026(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Oliver MouTatsuhiko Fujioka
G07F 17/32G07F 17/3293
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Abstract

A poker game is disclosed. In one embodiment, a set of cards is dealt to a player who chooses cards to select as hold cards and discards non-selected cards from the set. Replacement cards are dealt to the player in a first draw to replace the non-selected cards. If the set of cards after the first draw is one or two cards short of a high-ranked hand, a second draw occurs where the player tries to obtain the perfecting card(s). In a further embodiment, during a draw for the perfecting card(s), the card is revealed to the player at a slower speed than occurs with the original deal or other draws. In one embodiment, the set of cards is a five-card poker hand and the game is implemented on a gaming machine. In one embodiment, the game is initiated by the player making a wager.

Claims

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1 . A method of playing a game, comprising the steps of:
 dealing a set of cards to a player;   allowing said player to select none, one or more of said cards from said set as cards to be held;   allowing said player to discard non-selected cards from said set;   replacing each non-selected card with a new card on a first draw to said player to make a first draw set of cards;   communicating a prompt to said player that said first draw set of cards comprises a combination of cards that is at least one perfecting card short of a complete set of a predetermined combination of winning cards other than a Royal Flush; and   allowing said player, on at least a second draw, to try to obtain said at least one perfecting card in an at least second draw set of cards.   
   
   
       2 . The method as in  claim 1 , wherein said first draw set of cards comprises a combination of cards that is two perfecting cards short of a complete set of a predetermined combination of winning cards other than a Royal Flush. 
   
   
       3 . The method as in  claim 1 , wherein said complete set of a predetermined combination of winning cards comprises a plurality of cards having the same value. 
   
   
       4 . The method as in  claim 3 , wherein said plurality of cards having the same value comprises Four-of-a-Kind. 
   
   
       5 . The method as in  claim 3 , wherein said plurality of cards having the same value comprises Five-of-a-Kind. 
   
   
       6 . The method as in  claim 1 , wherein said complete set of a predetermined combination of winning cards comprises a first set of cards and a second set of cards, each card in said first set having an equal first value and each card in said second set having an equal second value. 
   
   
       7 . The method as in  claim 6 , wherein said complete set of a predetermined combination of winning cards comprises a Full House. 
   
   
       8 . The method as in  claim 1 , further comprising the step of placing a wager. 
   
   
       9 . The method as in  claim 8 , further comprising the step of determining if said first draw set of cards comprises a predetermined combination of winning cards. 
   
   
       10 . The method as in  claim 8 , further comprising the step of determining if said at least second draw set of cards comprises a predetermined enhanced combination of winning cards. 
   
   
       11 . The method as in  claim 9 , further comprising the step of paying an award if said first draw set of cards results in a predetermined combination of winning cards. 
   
   
       12 . The method as in  claim 10 , further comprising the step of paying an award if said at least second draw set of cards does not result in a predetermined enhanced combination of winning cards. 
   
   
       13 . The method as in  claim 10 , further comprising the step of paying an award if said at least second draw set of cards results in a predetermined enhanced combination of winning cards. 
   
   
       14 . The method as in  claim 11 , further comprising the step of paying a first full winning amount if said first draw set of cards results in a predetermined combination of winning cards. 
   
   
       15 . The method as in  claim 12 , further comprising the step of paying a first reduced winning amount if said first draw set of cards results in predetermined combination ofwinning cards, but said at least second draw set of cards does not result in a predetermined enhanced combination of winning cards. 
   
   
       16 . The method as in  claim 13 , further comprising the step of paying a second winning amount if said at least second draw set of cards results in a predetermined enhanced combination of winning cards. 
   
   
       17 . The method as in  claim 1 , further comprising the step of placing a first wager prior to said dealing step and a second wager prior to said step of allowing at least a second draw. 
   
   
       18 . The method as in  claim 1 , wherein said dealing step comprises revealing cards to said player at a first speed and said replacing step comprises revealing one or more cards at a second speed. 
   
   
       19 . The method as in  claim 18 , wherein said second speed is slower than said first speed. 
   
   
       20 . The method as in  claim 1 , wherein said dealing step and said replacing step comprise revealing cards to said player at a first speed and, in said step wherein said at least second draw is allowed, revealing one or more cards to said player at a second speed. 
   
   
       21 . The method as in  claim 20 , wherein said second speed is slower than said first speed. 
   
   
       22 . A method of playing a game, comprising the steps of:
 dealing a set of cards to a player, wherein said set of cards is revealed to said player at a first speed;   allowing said player to select none, one or more of said cards from said set as cards to be held;   allowing said player to discard non-selected cards from said set; and   replacing each non-selected card with a new card on a draw to said player to make a new draw set of cards,   wherein one or more replacement cards are revealed to said player at a second speed.   
   
   
       23 . The method as in  claim 22 , wherein said second speed is slower than said first speed. 
   
   
       24 . The method as in  claim 22 , further comprising communicating a prompt to said player when said new draw set of cards comprises a combination of cards that is at least one perfecting card short of a complete set of a predetermined enhanced combination of winning cards. 
   
   
       25 . The method as in  claim 24 , further comprising allowing said player, on at least a second draw, to try to obtain said at least one perfecting card in an at least second draw set of cards and wherein one or more cards are revealed to said player at a third speed. 
   
   
       26 . The method as in  claim 25 , where said third speed is slower than said second speed.

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