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US 6,959,928 B2Granted
Poker-type card game method
AssigneeMP Software
InventorPhillip C. Schultz
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Abstract
A poker-type game capable of providing a dealer with an initial advantage and a player with a subsequent advantage. From a predetermined number of cards, a dealer is assigned an initial hand having a greater poker value than an initial hand assigned to a player. Subsequently, a dealer receives a number of cards to complete the dealer's hand, and the player receives a number of cards to complete the player's hand, wherein a predetermined poker advantage is conveyed to the predetermined number of cards to complete the player's hand.
Claims48
A method of playing a poker-type card game comprising, in combination, the steps of:
- dealing an initial predetermined number of cards;
- identifying a first subgroup of said initial predetermined number of cards having a relatively high poker value as compared to a remaining number of said initial predetermined number of cards not in said first subgroup;
- assigning said first subgroup having a higher poker value to a dealer as an initial dealer hand;
- assigning said remaining number of said predetermined number of cards not in said first subgroup to at least one player as an initial player hand;
- dealing a predetermined number of cards to said dealer to complete said dealer hand;
- dealing a predetermined number of cards to said at least one player to complete each said at least one player hand;
- conveying a predetermined poker advantage to said predetermined number of cards dealt to said at least one player to complete each said at least one player hand relative to said predetermined number of cards dealt to said dealer to complete said dealer hand, wherein said poker advantage being at least one of a greater number of cards, cards having a higher poker value, and said at least one player having a selection choice of said cards;
- comparing said completed poker hand value of said completed dealer hand with said completed poker hand value of each said completed player hand of each said at least one player;
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- selecting as a winning hand whichever of said dealer hand and each said at least one player hand that has a higher poker value.
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A method of playing a poker-type card game comprising, in combination, the steps of:
- dealing an initial predetermined number of cards;
- identifying a first subgroup of said predetermined number of cards having a relatively high poker value as compared to a remaining number of said predetermined number of cards not in said first subgroup;
- assigning said first subgroup having a higher poker value to at least one player as an initial player hand;
- assigning said remaining number of said predetermined number of cards not in said first subgroup to a dealer as an initial dealer hand;
- dealing a predetermined number of cards to said dealer to complete said dealer hand;
- conveying a predetermined poker advantage to said predetermined number of cards dealt to said dealer to complete said dealer hand relative to said predetermined number of cards dealt to said at least one player to complete each said at least one player hand, wherein said poker advantage being at least one of a greater number of cards, cards having a higher poker value, and said dealer having a selection choice of said cards;
- comparing said completed poker hand value of said completed dealer hand with said completed poker hand value of each said completed player hand of each said at least one player;
- and
- selecting as a winning hand whichever of said dealer hand and each said at least one player hand that has a higher poker value.
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A method of playing a combination blackjack and poker-type card game comprising, in combination, the steps of:
- dealing at least one player blackjack hand to at least one player;
- dealing a dealer blackjack hand to a dealer;
- comparing said at least one player blackjack hand to said dealer blackjack hand;
- selecting as a winning hand whichever of said dealer blackjack hand and each said at least one player blackjack hand that has a higher blackjack value;
- one of dealing, removing and not dealing at least one card to said at least one player blackjack hand to achieve a first initial poker hand of three cards;
- one of dealing, removing and not dealing at least one card to said dealer blackjack hand to achieve a second initial poker hand of three cards;
- comparing said initial poker hand value of said first hand with said initial poker hand value of said second hand;
- assigning whichever of said first hand and said second hand that has a higher initial poker hand value to a dealer as an initial dealer hand;
- assigning whichever of said first hand and said second hand not assigned to said dealer to said at least one player as an initial player hand;
- dealing said dealer two additional cards to complete said dealer hand;
- determining a completed five-card poker hand value of said dealer hand based on said initial dealer hand of three cards and said two additional cards dealt to said dealer;
- dealing each said at least one player additional cards to complete said player hand;
- conveying a predetermined poker advantage to said predetermined number of cards dealt to said at least one player to complete each said at least one player hand relative to said predetermined number of cards dealt to said dealer to complete said dealer hand, wherein said poker advantage being at least one of a greater number of cards, cards having a higher poker value, and said at least one player having a selection choice of said cards;
- comparing said completed poker hand value of said completed dealer hand with said completed poker hand value of each said completed player hand of each said at least one player;
- and
- selecting as a winning hand whichever of said dealer hand and each said at least one player hand that has a higher poker value.
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