Casino card game

Abstract

A new card game based in part on Texas Hold 'Em which includes several distinct features designed to make the game more exciting. More specifically, unlike Texas Hold 'Em (where there is a final river card dealt face up and considered a community card), in the new card game each player is dealt his own individual “river card” in a face down fashion. Accordingly, there are only four community cards (three in “the flop” and one on “the turn”) and each player has three individual cards (two draw cards and their own individual river card). Additionally, the game is played with a shorted deck of cards wherein all 2's, 3's, 4's and 5's have been removed (i.e. only 36 cards).

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates to games of chance. More particularly, the invention relates to a card game of chance which allows for wagering in casino or on-line gambling.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Games of chance continue to enjoy widespread acceptance and have been used in various forms from actual casino style gambling, to on-line gambling, to handheld electronics used purely for entertainment purposes. More specifically card games of chance such as blackjack and poker have long enjoyed public acceptance in casino style gambling at card tables or through automated video machines used on casino floors. These games have also been implemented through on-line gambling and / or handheld electronic devices.[0003]However, as time elapses and space for casino style gaming becomes available only at a premium on the casino floor, new and exciting games of chance are continually being developed. Unfortunately, most successful games of chance are based, at least in p...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0015]The present invention provides a new card game which is based in part on Texas Hold 'Em but which includes several distinct, additional and inherent features designed to make the game more exciting and fun by allowing for each player to have an increased possibility of winning by bluffing and / or stonefacing the other players because the final card, the river card is kept / dealt in a turned down fashion, with each player having his or her own individual river card. More specifically, and unlike Texas Hold 'Em style poker (where there is a final river card which is dealt face up and considered a common or community card), in the present invention each player is dealt his or her own individual “river card” in a face down fashion. Accordingly, there are only four common cards (three in “the flop” and one on “the turn”) and each player has three individual cards (the two draw or hole cards and their own individual river card).

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, most successful games of chance are based, at least in part on existing, well known games, with which gamblers / consumers are already familiar in order to instill more confidence in the potential gambler.

However, if a player folds, he loses all bets he or she has placed up to that point.

Although this Texas Hold 'Em poker game is very exciting, it is also highly unpredictable and somewhat unfair in that in many instances a player may hold a winning hand all the way up until the last card, the river card is placed down.

Accordingly, many hard core poker players, whom enjoy a classic five card stud poker game (where all cards are face down), are hesitant to play Texas Hold 'Em due to its inherent unpredictability and its lack luster in not really allowing for last minute bluffing or stonefacing of an opponent.

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