Method of playing a wagering card game
AssigneeSnk Gaming Entertainment
InventorJoo-Hoon (John) Kim
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of playing a card game including allowing a player to wager on an outcome of a first hand of cards winning, a second hand of cards winning or no hand of cards winning. The method includes dealing the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards. Each the hand of cards has three cards. The method next includes designating the outcome as no hand of cards winning if: the first hand of cards has a group of cards from a pre-selected plurality of groups of cards and the second hand of cards has a group of cards from said pre-selected plurality of groups of cards.
Claims20
A method of playing a card game comprising the steps of:
- receiving one or more wagers relating to a potential outcome of a game, wherein the potential outcome may include a first final hand of cards outranking a second final hand of cards, the second final hand of cards outranking the first final hand of cards or neither final hand of cards outranking the other;
- dealing a first partial hand of cards, a second partial hand of cards and at least one community card;
- determining a rank for the first initial hand and a rank for the second initial hand, wherein the first initial hand comprises the first partial hand and the at least one community card and the second initial hand comprises the second partial hand and the at least one community card;
- comparing the ranks of the first initial hand and the second initial hand, respectively, with a qualifying hand rank, wherein an initial hand qualifies to become a final hand by outranking the qualifying rank;
- dealing a card to the partial hand corresponding to any non-qualifying initial hand, wherein the non-qualifying initial hand becomes a final hand thereafter;
- comparing the ranks of the first and second final hands to determine a final outcome;
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- paying an award if the rank of the outranked final hand of the first and second final hands is greater than or equal to a preset award rank.
A method according to claim 10, wherein the award is a multiple of the wager.
A system for providing a game, comprising:
- an input device configured for receiving one or more wagers relating to a potential outcome of a game, wherein the potential outcome may include a first final hand of cards outranking a second final hand of cards, the second final hand of cards outranking the first final hand of cards or neither final hand of cards outranking the other;
- a processor with access to a memory device configured for:
- (i) dealing a first partial hand of cards, a second partial hand of cards and at least one community card;
- (ii) determining a rank for the first initial hand and a rank for the second initial hand, wherein the first initial hand comprises the first partial hand and the at least one community card and the second initial hand comprises the second partial hand and the at least one community card;
- (iii) comparing the ranks of the first initial hand and the second initial hand, respectively, with a qualifying hand rank, wherein an initial hand qualifies to become a final hand by outranking the qualifying rank;
- (iv) dealing a card to the partial hand corresponding to any non-qualifying initial hand, wherein the non-qualifying initial hand becomes a final hand thereafter;
- (v) comparing the ranks of the first and second final hands to determine a final outcome;
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- an output device configured for paying an award if the rank of the outranked final hand of the first and second final hands is greater than or equal to a preset award rank.
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