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US 5,356,140 AGranted
Double poker
OwnerStanley P. Dabrowski, Mark Sincoxinventors
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Abstract
A player makes a wager to participate in the game and the player is dealt two distinct hands at the beginning of the game. Each hand is dealt from its own separate complete deck of cards. The player selects one of the hands to play and the unselected hand is voided or removed from use. The player plays out the selected hand according to the conventional manner of play of the game. The player wins or loses based on a payout schedule applied to preselected winning hand combinations and based on the number of coins wagered by the player. The game can be applied to any variation of draw poker, stud poker or Twenty-One. The game can be played in a live game version or an electronic video gaming machine can be programmed to display the game and provide the payouts to the player.
Claims51
A method of playing a draw poker game comprising:
- a) dealing a player a first five card hand from a first deck of playing cards,
- b) dealing the player a second five card hand from a second deck of playing cards,
- c) the player selecting either the first hand or the second hand,
- d) the player either standing on the hand selected or discarding one or more cards from the hand selected,
- e) dealing the player replacement cards for the discarded cards, if any,
- f) determining a value for the player's selected hand based on conventional poker hand ranking, and
- g) awarding the player a predetermined amount based on the value of the player's selected hand.
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A method of playing a draw poker game comprising:
- a) a player wagering at least one coin to be eligible to participate in the game,
- b) dealing the player a first five card hand from a first deck of playing cards,
- c) dealing the player a second five card hand from a second deck of playing cards,
- d) the player selecting either the first hand or the second hand,
- e) the player either standing on the hand selected or discarding one or more cards from the hand selected,
- f) dealing the player replacement cards for the discarded cards, if any,
- g) determining a value for the player's selected hand based on conventional poker hand ranking, and
- h) paying the player a predetermined amount of coins based on the value of the player's selected hand.
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A method of playing a draw poker game on an electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a) electronically displaying to a player a first five card hand from a first deck of playing cards,
- b) electronically displaying to the player a second five card hand from a second deck of playing cards,
- c) the player selecting either the first hand or the second hand,
- d) the player either standing on the hand selected or discarding one or more cards from the hand selected,
- e) electronically displaying to the player replacement cards for the discarded cards, if any,
- f) electronically determining a value for the player's selected hand based on conventional poker hand ranking, and
- g) awarding the player a predetermined amount based on the value of the player's selected hand.
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A method of playing a draw poker game on an electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a) a player wagering at least one coin,
- b) electronically displaying to the player a first five card hand from a first deck of playing cards,
- c) electronically displaying to the player a second five card hand from a second deck of playing cards,
- d) the player selecting either the first hand or the second hand,
- e) the player either standing on the hand selected or discarding one or more cards from the hand selected,
- f) electronically displaying to the player replacement cards for the discarded cards, if any,
- g) electronically determining a value for the player's selected hand based on conventional poker hand ranking, and
- h) paying the player a predetermined amount of coins based on the value of the player's selected hand.
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A method of playing a stud poker game comprising:
- a) dealing the player a first hand of cards from a first deck of playing cards, the first hand comprising less than a complete stud poker hand,
- b) dealing the player a second hand of cards from a second deck of playing cards, the second hand comprising less than a complete stud poker hand,
- c) the player selecting either the first hand or the second hand,
- d) dealing the player additional cards to complete the hand selected,
- e) determining a value for the player's completed selected hand based on conventional poker hand ranking, and
- f) awarding the player a predetermined amount based on the value of the player's completed selected hand.
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A method of playing a stud poker game comprising:
- a) a player wagering at least one coin,
- b) dealing the player a first partial hand of cards from a first deck of playing cards, the first partial hand comprising less than a complete stud poker hand,
- c) dealing the player a second partial hand of cards from a second deck of playing cards, the second partial hand comprising less than a complete stud poker hand,
- d) the player selecting either the first partial hand or the second partial hand,
- e) dealing the player additional cards to complete the hand selected,
- f) determining a value for the player's completed selected hand based on conventional poker hand ranking, and
- h) paying the player a predetermined amount of coins based on the value of the player's completed selected hand.
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A method of playing a stud poker game on an electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a) electronically displaying to a player a first partial hand of cards from a first deck of playing cards, the first partial hand comprising less than a complete stud poker hand,
- b) electronically displaying to the player a second partial hand of cards from a second deck of playing cards, the second partial hand comprising less than a complete stud poker hand,
- c) the player selecting either the first partial hand or the second partial hand,
- d) electronically displaying to the player additional cards to complete the hand selected,
- e) electronically determining a value for the player's completed selected hand based on conventional poker hand ranking, and
- f) awarding the player a predetermined amount based on the value of the player's completed selected hand.
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A method of playing a stud poker game on an electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a) a player wagering at least one coin,
- b) electronically displaying to a player a first partial hand of cards from a first deck of playing cards, the first partial hand comprising less than a complete stud poker hand,
- c) electronically displaying to the player a second partial hand of cards from a second deck of playing cards, the second partial hand comprising less than a complete stud poker hand,
- d) the player selecting either the first partial hand or the second partial hand,
- e) electronically displaying to the player additional cards to complete the hand selected,
- f) electronically determining a value for the player's completed selected hand based on conventional poker hand ranking, and
- h) paying the player a predetermined amount of coins based on the value of the player's completed selected hand.
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A method of playing a Twenty-One game comprising:
- a) dealing a first Twenty-One hand comprising two cards to a player representing the player's first hand and at least one card to a dealer representing the dealer's first hand, one card of the dealer's first hand being dealt face-up, from a first deck of playing cards,
- b) dealing a second Twenty-One hand comprising two cards to the player representing the player's second hand and at least one card to the dealer representing the dealer's second hand, one card of the dealer's first hand being dealt face-up, from a second deck of playing cards,
- c) the player selecting either the first Twenty-One hand or the second Twenty-One hand,
- d) the player standing or receiving additional cards for the player's selected hand as the player desires in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One,
- e) the dealer standing or receiving additional cards as part of the dealer's selected hand in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One,
- f) comparing the dealer's selected hand to the player's selected hand in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One,
- g) awarding the player a predetermined amount if the player's selected hand beats the dealer's selected hand in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One.
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A method of playing a Twenty-One game comprising:
- a) a player wagering at least one coin
- b) dealing a first Twenty-One hand comprising two cards to a player representing the player's first hand and at least one card to a dealer representing the dealer's first hand, one card of the dealer's first hand being dealt face-up, from a first deck of playing cards,
- c) dealing a second Twenty-One hand comprising two cards to the player representing the player's second hand and at least one card to the dealer representing the dealer's second hand, one card of the dealer's first hand being dealt face-up, from a second deck of playing cards,
- d) the player selecting either the first Twenty-One hand or the second Twenty-One hand,
- e) the player standing or receiving additional cards for the player's selected hand as the player desires in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One,
- f) the dealer standing or receiving additional cards as part of the dealer's selected hand in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One,
- g) comparing the dealer's selected hand to the player's selected hand in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One, and
- h) paying the player a predetermined amount if the player's selected hand beats the dealer's selected hand in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One.
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A method of playing a Twenty-One game on an electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a) electronically displaying a first Twenty-One hand comprising two cards representing a player's first hand and at least one card representing a dealer's first hand, one card of the dealer's first hand being dealt face-up, from a first deck of playing cards,
- b) electronically displaying a second Twenty-One hand comprising two cards representing the player's second hand and at least one card representing the dealer's second hand, one card of the dealer's first hand being dealt face-up, from a second deck of playing cards,
- c) the player selecting either the first Twenty-One hand or the second Twenty-One hand,
- d) the player standing or receiving additional cards for the player's selected hand as the player desires in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One,
- e) the dealer standing or receiving additional cards as part of the dealer's selected hand in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One,
- f) electronically comparing the dealer's selected hand to the player's selected hand in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One,
- g) awarding the player a predetermined amount if the player's selected hand beats the dealer's selected hand in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One.
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A method of playing a Twenty-One game on an electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a) a player wagering at least one coin,
- b) electronically displaying a first Twenty-One hand comprising two cards to a player representing the player's first hand and at least one card to a dealer representing the dealer's first hand, one card of the dealer's first hand being dealt face-up, from a first deck of playing cards,
- c) electronically displaying a second Twenty-One hand comprising two cards to the player representing the player's second hand and at least one card to the dealer representing the dealer's second hand, one card of the dealer's first hand being dealt face-up, from a second deck of playing cards,
- d) the player selecting either the first Twenty-One hand or the second Twenty-One hand,
- e) the player standing or receiving additional cards for the player's selected hand as the player desires in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One,
- f) the dealer standing or receiving additional cards as part of the dealer's selected hand in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One,
- g) electronically comparing the dealer's selected hand to the player's selected hand in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One, and
- h) paying the player a predetermined amount if the player's selected hand beats the dealer's selected hand in accordance with the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.