Poker game

Abstract

The method of the present invention involves a poker game in which a player is dealt a plurality of cards from which he makes a plurality, N, of starting hands. Each starting hand has a wager associated with it. After the player sets his starting hands, an opposing house starting hand is created, preferably from a number of cards capable of creating a plurality of starting hands. The player's first starting hand is completed as is the opposing house hand. If the player's first completed hand beats the opposing hand, the player receives an award and the player's next completed hand is compared to the opposing hand. If the player's first completed hand loses to the opposing hand, all wagers are lost and the game is over. This process continues until all N starting hands have been completed and evaluated or until the player loses the nth starting hand resulting in all nth to N wagers being lost.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This patent application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 12 / 384,756, filed Apr. 7, 2009, which is continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 11 / 732,529 filed Apr. 4, 2007.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention is an improved poker game. There are a number of variations of poker games. In some variations, such as Hold 'Em and Omaha, each player is dealt an initial starting hand of two or four cards respectively. In both Hold 'Em and Omaha, after each player is dealt an initial starting hand, five community cards (or a board) is dealt and each player makes the best possible five-card hand using a combination of the starting hands and the board cards. In other poker games such as Seven-Card Stud and Razz, each player's starting hand consists of three cards and then each player receives four additional cards to complete the individual's hand. In a typical poker game, once an individual's hand is completed it is comp...

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Benefits of technology

"The present invention is a poker game that can be played in a live format or on an electronic gaming machine. It is characterized by a player receiving a plurality of cards and making a plurality of starting hands. The house and player have a set number of cards each, and the cards are dealt in a specific order. The player's hands are compared, and if the player's hand is higher, they win the game. The game is played with a pay table that increases for subsequent hands. The player can make additional insurance wagers or side wagers based on the poker hand strength of the cards. The technical effects of the invention include increased player interaction and increased complexity of the game."

Problems solved by technology

However, if the player loses the first hand, the wagers associated with the first hand, the second hand—and any subsequent hand—is forfeited.

The pay table may be simple such that the player's award is the same regardless of the rank of hand he makes, or the pay table may be complex such that the rank of the player's hand determines the amount of the award.

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