Non-commission pai gow poker games, devices, systems and methods thereof
AssigneeLubin-Jones, LLC
InventorDaniel C. Lubin
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Abstract
Methods of playing commission-free pai gow poker games are disclosed. The commission-free pai gow poker games have multiple features, including a novel push mechanism and a novel copy-fostering mechanism, that provide a gaming establishment with an adequate house edge without the need to charge a commission on player wins. The features of the commission-free pai gow poker games may be incorporated in one or more instruction sets or software configured in one or more mechanical devices and/or electronic devices. Furthermore, the features may be configured in one or more displays in communication with one or more servers as desired. Furthermore, the commission-free pai gow poker games may be offered in a non-gaming media environment as desired.
Claims9
A method of playing a modified pai gow poker game on a computerized platform, the computerized platform comprising a display operatively associated with a processor, a data input interface that actuates visual representations on the display, and a computer readable medium encoded with instructions and executed by the processor to perform the steps of:
- dealing on the display at least one card hand selected from the group of card hands consisting of five cards, six cards, seven cards and eight cards from a standard poker card deck of playing cards including a wild card to each of the one or more players and a dealer during the round of play;
- evaluating a dealer's card hand to determine whether said dealer's card hand comprises a dealer's pai gow hand having no poker elements other than the value of individual singleton cards;
- identifying a highest value card of said dealer's pai gow hand;
- providing a push condition having a preselected card value comprising a single card selected from the group of single cards consisting of ace, king, queen, jack, ten and nine;
- comparing the highest value card of the dealer's card hand with the push condition to determine if the highest value card of the dealer's card hand is of the same value as the preselected card value;
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- settling said round of play as a tie if the push condition is satisfied.
A method of hosting a modified pai gow poker game on a computerized platform, the computerized platform comprising a display operatively associated with a processor, a data input interface that actuates visual representations on the display, and a computer readable medium encoded with instructions and executed by the processor to perform the steps of:
- receiving a wager from a player to participate in a round of play;
- dealing onto the display a hand of playing cards selected from the group of card hands consisting of five cards, six cards, seven cards and eight cards from a standard poker card deck of playing cards to form a player's hand and a dealer's hand in the round of play;
- determining if the dealer's hand comprises a dealer's pai gow hand, wherein a dealer's pai gow hand is a hand of cards having no poker ranking other than the value of an individual singleton card;
- identifying a highest value card among the cards forming the dealer's hand if the dealer's hand is determined to be a dealer's pai gow hand;
- comparing the highest value card of the dealer's card hand with a preselected card value comprising a single card selected from the group of single cards consisting of ace, king, queen, jack, ten and nine;
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- settling the wager if the highest value card of the dealer's card hand is of the same value as the preselected card value, wherein the entire wager is not won or lost.
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