US 2009/0020951 A1 · ONE BET POKER

Abstract

A method of playing a poker game comprises: each player making one bet (“Showdown bet”) and an optional side bet; dealing two face up cards to each player and to the dealer; dealing five community cards face up; each player and the dealer forming their best five-card poker hand comprised of any five cards selected from the two face up cards dealt to them and the five community cards; comparing each player's hand and the dealer's hand; resolving Showdown bets wherein a player is paid even money on the player's Showdown bet if the player's hand beats the dealer's hand; and resolving side bets wherein a player's side bet wins if the player's hand is comprised of a predetermined poker combination. In one embodiment of the invention, the predetermined poker combination may be a Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four-of-a-Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, Three-of-a-Kind, or Jacks-High Two Pair.

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Dependent claims

A method of playing a poker game between a dealer and at least one player, the method comprising:

(a) each player making one bet;
(b) dealing two cards face up to each player and to the dealer;
(c) dealing five community cards face up;
(d) each player forming a player hand comprised of player's best five cards, wherein the player's best five cards are selected from the two cards dealt to the player and the community cards;
(e) the dealer forming a dealer hand comprised of dealer's best five cards, wherein the dealer's best five cards are selected from the two cards dealt to the dealer and the community cards;
(f) comparing each player hand with the dealer hand;
and
(g) resolving each player's one bet.

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A method of playing a poker game between a dealer and at least one player, the method comprising:

(a) requiring each player to make one bet;
(b) allowing each player to optionally make a side bet;
(c) dealing two player cards face up to each player;
(d) dealing two dealer cards face up to the dealer;
(e) dealing a first community card, a second community card, a third community card, a fourth community card, and a fifth community card face up;
(f) having each player form a player hand comprised of player's best five cards, wherein the player's best five cards are selected from the two player cards, the first community card, the second community card, the third community card, the fourth community card, and the fifth community card;
(g) having the dealer form a dealer hand comprised of dealer's best five cards, wherein the dealer's best five cards are selected from the two dealer cards, the first community card, the second community card, the third community card, the fourth community card, and the fifth community card;
(h) comparing each player hand with the dealer hand using traditional poker rankings;
(i) resolving the one bet by paying even money on the one bet if the player hand is higher than the dealer hand and by collecting the one bet if the player hand is lower than or ties with the dealer hand;
and
(j) resolving the side bet wherein the side wins if the player hand is comprised of a Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four-of-a-Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, Three-of-a-Kind, or Jacks-High Two Pair.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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