Poker game and apparatus for play thereof
US7584968B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2001/005
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A poker card game and apparatus and software for its play are disclosed, particularly adapted for casino play, in which each player in a given game, using only a single dealt hand, plays simultaneously separately against the dealer (the house) and against the other players. Betting for the two lines of play may be separate or linked, and a player can elect to play only against the dealer or to play both games together. The game is played as a form of five-card stud with betting before each deal. At the end of each game a player's status as to whether he/she beat the dealer, beat the other players or both is determined and displayed, and winners are paid accordingly. Conventional dealing may be used, but it is preferred that a biased deal, which enhances the opportunities for players to be dealt reasonably good poker hands, be used.
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