Extended hand modified video poker game system and method of playing the same
US6371851B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/32
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A video poker game method and apparatus for extending the play of a hand of poker includes optionally initializing a credit tally, and optionally determining whether a sufficient wager has been deposited before starting a round of video poker. The game includes associating the deposited wager with a respective payoff table from which the payoff for the chosen payable subset is obtained. At the beginning of a round of the modified poker game, the game includes dealing, for example, five playing cards from at least one deck of cards. The game includes determining payable subsets of the playing cards. The game includes ending the round of modified poker, if payable subsets do not exist. The game includes displaying, some or all, of the payable subsets, if payable subsets exist. The game includes determining which of the displayed payable subsets is chosen by a user, and adding a payoff associated with the chosen payable subset to the credit tally. The game further includes replacing the cards in the chosen payable subset with an equal number of playing cards, and cycling back to determine whether any additional payable subsets exist.
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