US 7,731,193 B2Granted

Double dead man guts

OwnerSteve Fabreinventor

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Abstract

In a guts game variation, one or more players play against one another and a sole participant must beat two “dead man” hands to win. For example, each player bets the ante and is dealt a hand of two cards. Each player is then given the option to participate in the hand or withdraw. All participating hands are revealed by turning the cards face-up. The player with the highest hand collects the pot, and all other participating players must put into the pot an amount equal to the value of winner's pot. When only one participant has elected to remain in the hand, the participant must beat both “dead man” hands in order to win the pot. The game ends when a sole participant beats both “dead man” hands, whereupon the cards are reshuffled and re-dealt to commence a new round of play.

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A method of playing a guts poker game using one or more decks of playing cards, a dealer, two or more players, and a playing surface comprising a dealer area and a player area, the method comprising:

in a first round of play:
receiving on said playing surface a first ante from each of a first group of at least two players, wherein a sum of the received first antes constitutes a first pot;
dealing a hand comprising at least two playing cards to each of said first group;
dealing at least two additional hands face down in said dealer area to form at least two dead man hands;
providing each of said first group an option to participate in or withdraw from the first round of play;
determining a highest hand among participating players in accordance with a predetermined ranking of hands;
awarding a first winning pot to one of the participating players having said highest hand;
and
receiving on said playing surface a first amount equal to a first value of said first winning pot from each of said participating players not having said highest hand;
and
in the second round of play:
receiving on said playing surface a second ante from each of a second group of at least two players, wherein a sum of the received second antes and the received first amounts constitutes a second pot;
dealing hands to each of said second group;
providing each of said second group an option to participate in or withdraw from the second round of play;
determining that only one player of said second group is participating in the second round of play and revealing said at least two dead man hands;
determining another highest hand among said only one player and said at least two dead man hands in accordance with the predetermined ranking of hands;
and
awarding a second winning pot to said only one player when the only one player's hand is determined to be the another highest hand, and otherwise:
receiving on said playing surface a second amount equal to a second value of said second winning pot from said only one player and continuing additional rounds of play until a sole player wins a subsequent pot by beating said at least two dead man hands, whereupon said playing cards are collected for shuffling and wherein the playing cards are collected and shuffled when insufficient unshuffled cards remain for continued dealing.

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Abstract

A method of playing a guts poker game using one or more decks of playing cards, a dealer, two or more players, and a playing surface comprising a dealer area and a player area, the method comprising:

in a first round of play:
receiving on said playing surface a first ante from each of a first group of at least two players, wherein a sum of the received first antes constitutes a first pot;
dealing a hand comprising at least two playing cards to each of said first group;
dealing at least two additional hands face down in said dealer area to form at least two dead man hands;
providing each of said first group an option to participate in or withdraw from the first round of play;
determining a highest hand among participating players in accordance with a predetermined ranking of hands;
awarding a first winning pot to one of the participating players having said highest hand;
and
receiving on said playing surface a first amount equal to a first value of said first winning pot from each of said participating players not having said highest hand;
and
in the second round of play:
receiving on said playing surface a second ante from each of a second group of at least two players, wherein a sum of the received second antes and the received first amounts constitutes a second pot;
dealing hands to each of said second group;
providing each of said second group an option to participate in or withdraw from the second round of play;
determining that only one player of said second group is participating in the second round of play and revealing said at least two dead man hands;
determining another highest hand among said only one player and said at least two dead man hands in accordance with the predetermined ranking of hands;
and
awarding a second winning pot to said only one player when the only one player's hand is determined to be the another highest hand, and otherwise:
receiving on said playing surface a second amount equal to a second value of said second winning pot from said only one player and continuing additional rounds of play until a sole player wins a subsequent pot by beating said at least two dead man hands, whereupon said playing cards are collected for shuffling and wherein the playing cards are collected and shuffled when insufficient unshuffled cards remain for continued dealing.

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