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US 2008/0258388 A1Published application
Poker game with dynamic payouts
OwnerDavid Schugar, Stacy Friedmaninventors
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Abstract
A wagering game which reveals two separate hands. Upon revealing a partial hand from each hand, payouts on which poker hand are updated to reflect the current situation. The player then can decide to make further bet(s) on which poker hand he or she thinks will ultimately have the higher poker rank and the current updated payout. When all of the cards are ultimately revealed in each hand, all wagers are then resolved.
Claims18
A method, comprising:
- revealing a first set of card(s) forming part of a first hand;
- revealing at least one additional set(s) of cards forming part of additional hand(s);
- determining a first payout based on a probability that when all hands are completed the first hand will be a winning hand over the additional hands, the probability determined using the first set of cards and the additional set(s) of cards;
- receiving a wager from a bettor that the first hand when completed will be the winning hand;
- completing the first hand and the additional hand(s);
- determining which hand is the winning hand;
- and
- if the first hand is the winning hand, the paying the wager based on the first payout.
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An electronic gaming device to implement a method to play a poker game, the electronic gaming device comprising:
- a processing unit performing:
- revealing a first set of card(s) forming part of a first hand;
- revealing at least one additional set(s) of cards forming part of additional hand(s);
- determining a first payout based on a probability that when all hands are completed the first hand will be a winning hand over the additional hands, the probability determined using the first set of cards and the additional set(s) of cards;
- receiving a wager from a bettor that the first hand when completed will be the winning hand;
- completing the first hand and the additional hand(s);
- determining which hand is the winning hand and if the if the first hand is the winning hand, the paying the wager based on the first payout;
- and
- an output device displaying results of the processing unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.