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US 2016/0078718 A1Published application
Method and system for a card game variant of a community-style poker game
AssigneeTechneek Ltd.
InventorsRitchie To, Dennis Tu, Pechsovann Austin Chheng
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Abstract
A card game that is a variant of a community card poker game is disclosed. The card game involves presenting a plurality of sets of hole cards to one or more players. One of the sets of hole cards includes at least one card being presented face down and at least one card being presented face up. The card game further includes receiving a hand bet made by a player on at least one of the sets of hole cards. Further, the card game includes presenting a plurality of community cards to the one or more players, and subsequently determining a highest-ranked poker hand for the game based on each of the sets of hole cards in combination with the community cards.
Claims20
A gaming apparatus for playing a poker style card game comprising:
- a gaming surface configured to present at least one player with a plurality of community cards and a plurality of sets of two or more hole cards and to accept from the at least one player betting indicia in accordance with the card game, at least one of the plurality of sets of two or more hole cards including at least one card being displayed face down and at least one card being displayed face up;
- the gaming surface having a plurality of betting areas including:
- (a) a hand bet betting area configured to accept at least one hand bet from the at least one player on at least one of the plurality of sets of two or more hole cards;
- and
- (b) a blind eye bonus betting area configured to accept a blind eye bonus bet qualifying the at least one player to be eligible for receiving a payout irrespective of folding by the at least one player,
- wherein,
- the gaming surface is further configured to present the at least one player:
- with at least one of the plurality of community cards after the at least one hand bet is received from the at least one player,
- at a conclusion of at least one dealing and betting round, with a highest ranked poker hand for the card game based on one or more sets of the two or more hole cards in combination with the plurality of community cards, and
- with a game result based on a determination whether the at least one hand bet is part of the highest ranked poker hand.
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A method for playing a poker style card game implemented via a gaming server and at least one gaming client device communicatively coupled to the gaming server via a network, the method comprising:
- establishing a communication session between the gaming server and the at least one gaming client device via the network;
- and
- communicating, between the gaming server and the at least one gaming client device, a plurality of messages including instructions for playing the card game, the plurality of messages including:
- a first message including an instruction to present at least one player with a plurality of community cards and a plurality of sets of two or more hole cards via the at least one gaming client device;
- a second message including an instruction to accept from the at least one player betting indicia in accordance with the card game, at least one of the plurality of sets of two or more hole cards including at least one card being displayed face down and at least one card being displayed face up;
- a third message including an instruction to accept at least one hand bet from the at least one player on at least one of the plurality of sets of two or more hole cards;
- a fourth message including an instruction to accept a blind eye bonus bet qualifying the at least one player to be eligible for receiving a payout irrespective of folding by the at least one player;
- and
- a fifth message including an instruction to present the at least one player:
- (a) with at least one of the plurality of community cards after the at least one hand bet is received from the at least one player;
- (b) at a conclusion of at least one dealing and betting round, with a highest ranked poker hand for the card game based on one or more sets of the two or more hole cards in combination with the plurality of community cards;
- and
- (c) with a game result based on a determination whether the at least one hand bet is part of the highest ranked poker hand.
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A method for playing a poker style card game comprising:
- presenting at least one player with a plurality of community cards and a plurality of sets of two or more hole cards;
- accepting from the at least one player betting indicia in accordance with the card game, at least one of the plurality of sets of two or more hole cards including at least one card being displayed face down and at least one card being displayed face up;
- accepting at least one hand bet from the at least one player on at least one of the plurality of sets of two or more hole cards;
- accepting a blind eye bonus bet qualifying the at least one player to be eligible for receiving a payout irrespective of folding by the at least one player;
- and
- presenting the at least one player:
- (a) with at least one of the plurality of community cards after the at least one hand bet is received from the at least one player;
- (b) at a conclusion of at least one dealing and betting round, with a highest ranked poker hand for the card game based on one or more sets of the two or more hole cards in combination with the plurality of community cards;
- and
- (c) with a game result based on a determination whether the at least one hand bet is part of the highest ranked poker hand.
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