Land-based, on-line poker system

An on-line poker game system, comprising:

• a. a poker table with designated seats located thereon;
• b. at least one dealer assigned to said poker table;
• c. at least two players located in a remote locations from said card room, each said remote player being assigned to one said designated seat on said poker table;
• d. means for imaging face down playing cards dealt to each said designated seat;
• e. a wide area network;
• f. a game logic server including working memory with at least one poker game managing software program loaded therein, said poker game managing software program enabling said game logic server to act as a state machine capable of managing a poker game played between said dealer and said remote players connected to said system;
• g. a web server connected to said wide area network and to said game logic server;
• h. a dealer computer connected to game logic server, said dealer computer including a display and including a dealer side software program capable of receiving instructions and data from said game logic server and images from said means for imaging;
• i. a remote computer operate by a remote player assigned to one said designated seat on said poker table, said remote computer including working memory, means for connecting to said wide area network, and a display;
• and,
• j. a client side software program loaded into said working memory of each said remote computer operated by a remote player, said client side software program capable of connecting via said wide area network to said game logic server and receiving instructions and data from said game logic server and displaying the image of the face-down playing cards dealt to said designated seat assigned to said remote player, said client side software program also capable of inputting poker game instructions from said remote player via said remote computer to said game logic server.

A method for playing on-line poker game, comprising the following steps:

• a. selecting a remote computer with a display;
• b. connecting said remote computer to a wide area network;
• c. connecting said remote computer to an on-line poker game system connected to said wide area network, said poker game system including a poker table with a card dealer and a plurality of designated seats around said poker table, each said designated seat includes a private card camera capable of viewing any face down playing cards dealt on said table, said system also including at least one public card camera capable of viewing any face up playing cards dealt on said table, said system also including means for transmitting the images from said private card camera to a player operating remote computer with a display attached there to and connected to said system via said wide area network;
• d. logging onto said system;
• e. receiving a menu containing list of poker games currently available on said system;
• f. selecting a specific poker game from said menu;
• g. receiving a game menu from said system that is presented on said display, said game menu includes a simulated poker table to said display on said remote computer, said poker table showing the location of the plurality of designated seats located thereon, and a plurality of poker game action buttons used to select different activities during a poker game;
• h. choosing a designated seat on said poker table;
• i. playing a game of poker with the dealer assigned to said poker table;
• and,
• j setting all bets placed during said game of poker.