Method for playing poker games
US6332614A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2001/008
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of playing a Poker card game between a Dealer and at least one player is described, having the steps of providing at least one deck of conventional playing cards, requiring each of the at least one player to ante before receiving a hand of cards, dealing cards from said at least one deck to each player and the Dealer so that the Dealer receives two Poker hands and each of said at least one player receives one Poker hand, causing each of the at least one player to execute an option chosen from the following group: to make no bet, to make a bet, evaluating each player hand and each dealer hand after all betting is complete according the standard hand rankings of Poker, determining, based upon said evaluation, the player to be the winner if the player hand is ranked higher than both of said dealer hands, determining, based upon said evaluation, the dealer to be the winner of the hand if either one of the dealer hands are ranked higher than the player hand, causing a winning player to receive an amount of money; and causing a nonwinning player to lose his bet and his ante.
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