Patent · US Expired

Method for playing a poker game

US5868619A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 1997
Grant dateFeb 9, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 10, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2001/008
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method is set forth for playing a game wherein an initial holding of five playing cards is provided for the player, the player assembling the initial holding into one or more sub-hands of one card each. Play is completed by completing each sub-hand to final hands of five cards each. For each completed sub-hand which corresponds to a winning combination, payoffs are provided according to a pay table. For losing sub-hand combinations, the wager is lost. Wagers are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each sub-hand based upon the number of cards in the arranged sub-hands. Payoffs are based upon the allocated amounts of the wager for each sub-hand.

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