Method of playing poker
OwnerLeonard Barshackinventor
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Abstract
The invention comprises multiple methods for playing a game of poker over a communication network such as the internet which are simple and easy to learn. In a first method, all participants place bets of equal value into a pot with no additional opportunities to raise or place additional bets. In a second method, players are provided with an option to place bets on various rules of winning, wherein bets are paid depending on the outcome of the three-card flop. In a third method, players are presented with timed intervals during which players can place a fixed bet into the pot to be eligible to stay in the hand. Significantly, all players decide whether to place additional bets simultaneously or during the same time interval rather than sequentially as is done in traditional versions of poker.
Claims49
A method of playing a game of poker over a communication network with two or more players comprising the steps of:
- having each of the players place a bet of equal value into a pot before any cards are dealt;
- displaying for each player an initial number of cards dealt from a deck of poker playing cards without allowing placement of additional bets by any player after said initial number of cards are dealt and wherein said initial number of cards is less than the number of cards needed for a complete five-card poker hand;
- dealing a subsequent number of cards for purposes of forming a complete five-card poker hand;
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- awarding said pot to the player having the best complete five-card poker hand.
A method of playing a game of poker over a communication network with at least first, second and third players comprising the steps of:
- having said players place bets that are not necessarily equal in value;
- placing in a first pot an amount from each player that is equal to the smallest bet, and placing in a second pot an amount from each of the players who made the largest bets that is equal to what is left of the second lowest bet after it is reduced by the amount placed in the first pot;
- displaying for each player cards dealt from a deck of poker playing cards without allowing placement of additional bets by any player after any of said cards have been dealt;
- awarding said first pot to the player having the best complete five-card poker hand;
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- awarding said second pot to the player having the best complete five-card poker hand of those players whose bets were placed into said second pot.
A method of playing a game of poker over a communication network with at least one player and a house comprising the steps of:
- each player placing a bet;
- dealing an initial number of cards to the house and to each player from a deck of poker playing cards without allowing placement of additional bets by the players after said initial number of cards are dealt and wherein said initial number of cards dealt is less than the number of cards needed for a five-card poker hand;
- dealing a subsequent number of cards for forming said five-card poker hand;
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- paying winnings to each player who has a better complete five-card poker hand than said house.
A method of playing a game of poker having a three-card flop with a player and a house over a communication network comprising the steps of:
- placing a side bet by said player on a possible outcome of said three-card flop;
- displaying said three-card flop dealt from a deck of poker playing cards comprising 26 black cards and 26 red cards;
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- forfeiting said side bet to said house if said possible outcome does not correspond to said three-card flop, or awarding said side bet if said possible outcome does correspond to said three-card flop.
A method of playing a game of poker having a three-card flop with a player and a house over a communication network comprising the steps of:
- placing a side bet by said player on a possible outcome of said three-card flop;
- displaying said three-card flop dealt from a deck of poker playing cards comprising 26 cards of a first color and 26 cards of a second color;
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- losing said side bet to said house if said possible outcome does not correspond to said three-card flop, or winning said side bet if said possible outcome does correspond to said three-card flop.
A method of playing a game of poker having a three-card flop comprising the steps of:
- allowing a player to place a bet on a rule of winning;
- dealing an initial number of cards from a deck of poker playing cards to players at a table;
- displaying the three-card flop dealt from said deck;
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- determining that said player wins the bet if said rule of winning corresponds to said flop or that said player loses the bet if said rule of winning does not correspond to said flop.
A method of playing a poker game having a three-card flop with a player and a house comprising the steps of:
- placing a side bet by said player on a rule of winning prior to dealing said three-card flop;
- displaying said three-card flop dealt from said deck;
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- awarding said side bet to said player when said rule of winning corresponds to said flop, and awarding said side bet to said house when said rule of winning does not correspond to said flop.
A method of playing a poker game over a communication network with a plurality of players comprising the steps of:
- placing a first bet into a pot by each of said players;
- dealing one or more cards for said players;
- each of said players deciding whether to place an additional bet into said pot, wherein each of said players who decides to place said additional bet is eligible to continue playing;
- indicating to said players which players have decided to place said additional bet into said pot only after all of said players have decided;
- repeating said dealing, deciding and indicating steps until only one of said players has decided to place said additional bet or said game is concluded;
- awarding said pot to one of said players when all other players have decided not to place an additional bet, or awarding said pot to one or more of said players having the best poker hand at the conclusion of said game.
A method of playing a poker game over a communication network with a plurality of players comprising the steps of:
- placing a first bet into a pot by each of said players;
- dealing one or more cards from a deck of poker playing cards for said players;
- providing a time interval for placing an additional bet into said pot by each said players;
- placing said additional bet by said players wherein each of said players who place said additional bet continue to participate in said game and wherein each of said players who do not place said additional bet stop participating in said game;
- repeating said dealing, providing and placing additional bet steps until there is a sole player who places said additional bet or until said hand is completely dealt;
- awarding said pot to said sole player or to said player who has a best hand after said hand is completely dealt.
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