Electronic multi-hand stud poker games with payout multipliers
OwnerErnest W. Moody, Michael W. Woodinventors
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Abstract
A player makes a wager to play multiple hands of a stud poker game. A plurality of initial partial hands are displayed to the player. Each initial partial hand has the same cards with the cards displayed face up to the player. Each hand is then completed as a stud poker final hand. The player wins or loses depending on the poker hand ranking of each final hand. If the player achieves two or more final hands of the same poker hand ranking, the amount won by the player is increased, preferably as multiples of the original payout amounts.
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A method of playing a stud poker card game comprising:
- a) the player making a wager to play at least five stud poker hands;
- b) dealing and displaying face up at least five partial hands of four cards each, each partial hand having the same cards;
- c) dealing and displaying face up one additional card to each hand so that each final stud poker hand has five cards;
- d) determining the poker hand ranking of each final stud poker hand;
- e) awarding the player a pre-established amount based on a base pay table for each final stud poker hand that has a winning poker hand ranking;
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- f) multiplying the amount awarded to the player by pre-established multipliers based on the number of same poker hand rankings achieved by the player among the final stud poker hands.
A method of playing a stud poker card game comprising:
- a) the player making a wager to play at least four stud poker hands;
- b) dealing and displaying face up at least four partial hands of four cards each, each partial hand having the same cards;
- c) dealing and displaying face up one additional card to each hand so that each final stud poker hand has four cards;
- d) determining the poker hand ranking of each final stud poker hand;
- e) awarding the player a pre-established amount based on a base pay table for each final stud poker hand that has a winning poker hand ranking;
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- f) multiplying the amount awarded to the player by pre-established multipliers based on the number of same poker hand rankings achieved by the player among the final stud poker hands.
A method of playing a stud poker card game comprising:
- a) the player making a wager to play at least three stud poker hands;
- b) dealing and displaying face up at least three partial hands of four cards each, each partial hand having the same cards;
- c) dealing and displaying face up one additional card to each hand so that each final stud poker hand has three cards;
- d) determining the poker hand ranking of each final stud poker hand;
- e) awarding the player a pre-established amount based on a base pay table for each final stud poker hand that has a winning poker hand ranking;
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- f) multiplying the amount awarded to the player by pre-established multipliers based on the number of same poker hand rankings achieved by the player among the final stud poker hands.
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