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US 2006/0131807 A1Published application
River card poker
OwnerT. Christian Schlumbrechtinventor
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Abstract
A casino game comprising one or more decks of standard playing cards and a layout which designates a first area for placing player cards and a second area composed of a plurality of betting areas The object of the game being to make a good poker hand of five cards being composed of players' individual cards in conjunction with a community card. The preferred game apparatus includes a single deck of standard playing cards and a layout that provides betting areas.
Claims9
A method of playing a card game comprising the steps of:
- (a) requiring each player to place an ante wager to participate in a wagering game against the house/bank;
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- (b) dealing a predetermined number of cards to each player some face up and some face down;
- (c) dealing a single card face up in a designated area on the table specifically for that player;
- (d) based on step “c” affording each player the option to place a call wager of equal value to the ante to continue to participate in the wagering game against the house/bank;
- (e) based on step “d” dealing a single card face up in a designated area on the table specifically for that player;
- (f) based on step “e” affording each player the option to place a river wager in the amount double that of the original ante to continue to participate in the wagering game against the house/bank;
- (g) dealing a single community card in a designated area on the table face up specifically for all players to use;
- (h) paying each winning player against the house/bank even money for the ante wager;
- (i) paying each winning player the odds displayed by the house pay table for the call bet depending upon the poker rank held by each winning player;
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- (j) paying each winning player the odds displayed by the house pay table for the river bet depending upon the poker rank held by each winning player.
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