Point poker card game

Abstract

Point Poker is a game which combines skill and luck in which players play against each other. It is also a game which provides several ways to win money from the house. The game features three ways for a player to win. The house deals a five card poker hand to the players who compete against other players at the table. Each card in the fifty two card plus one joker deck is assigned a point value. The player with the highest cumulative point total, based on the five cards dealt, wins the pot, less a percentage vigorish to the house. The pot consists of the wagers made by all the players during the game. The house also provides the players with the option to make bonus bets. One bonus bet is for the point total based on the five dealt cards, the higher the total, or a minimum total, the higher the odds payout. The second bonus bet is for the poker hand which is dealt. A pair of tens or better pays off, with the payout increasing the better the poker hand.

1 . A method of playing a poker type card game for at least two players, in which all players compete against each other and, optionally against the house, utilizing a standard poker deck of fifty-two cards and a joker card, comprising the steps of:
 assigning point values to each card;   permitting each player to place a wager based on the point values of cards to be dealt to the players;   dealing five cards face down to each player;   displaying two of the face down cards of each player;   adding the point values of the two displayed cards of each player;   comparing the point values of the two displayed cards of each player;   permitting each player, after comparing the displayed cards, to either fold or place a second wager;   displaying a third of the face down cards of each player;   adding the point values of the three displayed cards of each player;   comparing the point values of the three displayed cards of each player;   permitting each player, after comparing the displayed cards, to either fold or place a third wager;   displaying a fourth of the face down cards of each player;   adding the point values of the four displayed cards of each player;   comparing the point values of the four displayed cards of each player;   permitting each player, after comparing the displayed cards, to either fold or place a fourth wager;   displaying the fifth of the face down cards of each player;   adding the point values of the five displayed cards of each player;   comparing the point values of the five displayed cards of each player;   declaring the player with the highest cumulative card point value of the five displayed cards the winner over all the other players; and   remitting to the winner the wagers placed by all the players, less a vigorish percentage to the house.   
     
     
         2 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 1  comprising the further step of placing a point bonus wager prior to dealing the cards. 
     
     
         3 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 2  comprising the further step of establishing a bonus points schedule with maximum, minimum, and intermediate point values and payouts corresponding to each cumulative card point value of the displayed cards. 
     
     
         4 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 3  comprising the further step of comparing the bonus points schedule with the cumulative card point values of the displayed cards of those players who placed a point bonus wager and two or more subsequent wagers. 
     
     
         5 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 4  comprising the further step of the house remitting payouts in accordance with the bonus point schedule to all said players who placed a point bonus wager and two or more subsequent wagers and whose card point values are the same or greater than the minimum point values established by the bonus points schedule, and the house collecting the point bonus wagers of those said players whose cumulative card point value is below the minimum point value established by the bonus points schedule. 
     
     
         6 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 4  comprising the further step of the house collecting the point bonus wagers of those players who placed only one wager before folding. 
     
     
         7 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 1  comprising the further step of placing a poker bonus wager prior to dealing the cards. 
     
     
         8 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 7  comprising the further step of establishing a poker bonus schedule with minimum payouts corresponding to recognized poker hands. 
     
     
         9 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 8  comprising the further step of comparing the poker bonus schedule with the poker hands represented by the five displayed cards of those players who placed a poker bonus wager and two or more subsequent wagers. 
     
     
         10 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 9  comprising the further step of the house remitting payouts in accordance with the poker bonus schedule to all said players who placed a poker bonus wager and two or more subsequent wagers and whose poker hands are shown to be a pair of tens or better, under the recognized rules of poker, and the house collecting the poker bonus wagers of those said players whose poker hand is weaker than a pair of tens, under the recognized rules of poker. 
     
     
         11 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 9  comprising the further step of the house collecting the poker bonus wagers of those players who placed only one wager before folding. 
     
     
         12 . A method of playing a poker type card game for at least two players, in which all players compete against each other, and optionally against the house, utilizing a standard poker deck of fifty two cards and a joker card, comprising the steps of:
 assigning a point value to each card;   permitting each player to place a wager based on the point values of the cards to be dealt to the players;   dealing five cards face down to each player;   displaying one or more of the face down cards of each player;   adding the point values of the displayed cards of each player;   comparing the point values of the displayed cards of each player;   permitting each player, after viewing the displayed cards, to either fold or place a subsequent wager;   declaring the player with the highest cumulative card point value of the displayed cards the winner over all the other players; and   remitting to the winner the wagers placed by all the players, less a percentage vigorish to the house.   
     
     
         13 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 12  comprising the further step of placing a point bonus wager prior to dealing the cards. 
     
     
         14 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 13  comprising the further step of establishing a bonus points schedule with maximum, minimum, and intermediate point values and payouts corresponding to each cumulative card point value of the displayed cards. 
     
     
         15 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 14  comprising the further step of comparing the bonus points schedule with the cumulative card point values of the displayed cards of those players who placed a point bonus wager and a subsequent wager. 
     
     
         16 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 15  comprising the further step of the house remitting payouts in accordance with the bonus point schedule to all said players who placed a point bonus wager and a subsequent wager and whose card point values are the same or greater than the minimum point values established by the bonus points schedule, and the house collecting the point bonus wagers of those said players whose cumulative card point value is below the minimum point value established by the bonus points schedule. 
     
     
         17 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 15  comprising the further step of the house collecting the point bonus wagers of those players who placed only one wager before folding. 
     
     
         18 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 1  comprising the further step of placing a poker bonus wager prior to dealing the cards. 
     
     
         19 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 18  comprising the further step of establishing a poker bonus schedule with minimum payouts corresponding to recognized poker hands. 
     
     
         20 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 19  comprising the further step of comparing the poker bonus schedule with the poker hands represented by the five displayed cards of those players who placed a poker bonus wager and a subsequent wager. 
     
     
         21 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 20  comprising the further step of the house remitting payouts in accordance with the poker bonus schedule to all said players who placed a poker bonus wager and a subsequent wager and whose poker hands are shown to be a pair of tens or better, under the recognized rules of poker, and the house collecting the poker bonus wagers of those said players whose poker hand is weaker than a pair of tens, under the recognized rules of poker. 
     
     
         22 . The method of playing a poker type card game as in  claim 20  comprising the further step of the house collecting the poker bonus wagers of those players who placed only one wager before folding.