U.S. patent application number 09/752317 was filed with the patent office on 2001-08-23 for method of playing a multiple-draw poker card game.
Invention is credited to Hesskamp, Don, Wichinsky, Michael.
Application Number | 20010015528 09/752317 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 27012767 |
Filed Date | 2001-08-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20010015528 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wichinsky, Michael ; et
al. |
August 23, 2001 |
Method of playing a multiple-draw poker card game
Abstract
A new method of playing multiple-draw poker that provides
players with the opportunity to progressively build poker hands by
duplicating held cards from a latest completed hand into a new
hand.
Inventors: |
Wichinsky, Michael; (Las
Vegas, NV) ; Hesskamp, Don; (Las Vegas, NV) |
Correspondence
Address: |
WEISS & MOY PC
4204 NORTH BROWN AVENUE
SCOTTSDALE
AZ
85251
US
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Family ID: |
27012767 |
Appl. No.: |
09/752317 |
Filed: |
January 2, 2001 |
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09752317 |
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09389604 |
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Current U.S.
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273/292 |
Current CPC
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A63F 3/00157 20130101;
G07F 17/3293 20130101; A63F 2001/008 20130101; A63F 2001/005
20130101; A63F 1/00 20130101; G07F 17/32 20130101 |
Class at
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273/292 |
International
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A63F 001/00 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A method for playing a multiple-draw card game of poker
comprising, in combination, the steps of: dealing a first hand of
at least five cards; selecting as few as none and as many as all of
said at least five cards of said first hand as cards to be held;
discarding cards from said first hand not selected as cards to be
held; duplicating said held cards of said first hand into a second
hand; drawing additional cards to complete said first hand to have
at least five cards; drawing additional cards to complete said
second hand to have at least five cards; selecting as few as zero
and as many as all of said at least five cards of said second hand
as cards to be held; duplicating said held cards of said second
hand into a third hand; drawing additional cards to complete said
third hand to have at least five cards; and determining a poker
hand value of a completed first hand and a completed second hand
and a completed third hand.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: selecting
as few as zero and as many as all of said at least five cards of a
latest completed hand as cards to be held; duplicating said held
cards of said latest completed hand into a new hand; drawing
additional cards to complete said new hand to have at least five
cards; and determining a poker hand value of all completed new
hands.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said cards of said first hand and
said second hand and said third hand are drawn face up.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: a player
wagering a wager on said card game; and paying said player a
predetermined amount based on said poker hand value of said
completed first hand and said completed second hand and said
completed third hand.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: a player
wagering a first wager on said first hand and a second wager on
said second hand and a third wager on said third hand; paying said
player a predetermined amount based on said poker hand values of
said completed first hand; paying said player a predetermined
amount based on said poker hand value of said completed second
hand; and paying said player a predetermined amount based on said
poker hand value of said completed third hand.
6. The method of claim 2 further comprising the steps of: a player
wagering a wager on said card game; and paying said player a
predetermined amount based on said poker hand value of said all
completed new hands.
7. The method of claim 2 further comprising the steps of; a player
wagering a wager on each hand of said card game; paying said player
a predetermined amount based on said poker hand values of all
completed hands.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said multiple-draw card game of
poker uses a single 52 card deck.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein said multiple-draw card game of
poker uses a single fifty-two card deck for said first hand and an
initial forty-seven card deck for said second hand and a subsequent
forty-seven card deck for said third hand, said initial forty-seven
card deck of said second hand comprises a standard fifty-two card
deck with said at least five cards of said first hand omitted
therefrom and said subsequent forty-seven card deck of said third
hand comprises a standard fifty-two card deck with said at least
five cards of said second hand omitted therefrom.
10. The method of claim 2 wherein said card game of poker uses a
single fifty-two card deck for said first hand and a new
forty-seven card deck for each additional new hand, said new
forty-seven card deck comprises a standard fifty-two card deck with
said at least five cards of said latest completed hand omitted
therefrom.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein said multiple-draw card game of
poker uses a sixty card deck comprising: a standard fifty-two card
deck of playing cards; and eight additional playing cards
comprising four different suited playing cards each having a value
of 11 and four different suited playing cards each having a value
of 12.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein said different suited playing
cards are clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of both U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 09/389,604 filed Sep. 3, 2000, and U.S. patent
applicaiton Ser. No. 09/712,746 filed Nov. 15, 2000 both in the
name of one of the Applicants, to which priority is claimed.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates generally to card games and methods
therefor and, more particularly, to a method of playing
multiple-draw poker that would provide players with the opportunity
to progressively build poker hands by duplicating held cards from a
latest completed hand into a new hand.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Many card games have been developed over the years for both
social and gambling purposes. Poker, with all of its variations, is
perhaps the most popular gambling card game. When playing against
opponents, the general aim of poker is to collect a five card hand
that is superior to opponents five card hands or to try to bet in
such a way (called "bluffing") as to cause opponents to believe
that their hand is inferior and subsequently "fold" (concede or
turn in) their hand. In video poker, however, there are often no
opponents and therefore no bluffing. Winning at video poker
generally means collecting a five card hand of at least a minimum
predetermined value.
[0004] Many people find that the basic game of poker has become
somewhat stale and boring. Attempts have been made to liven up the
game in several different ways. In video poker machines, for
example, variations on the game of poker exist which cannot be
found in casino poker rooms (e.g. wild cards and jokers). In
addition, some video poker machines allow the player to play
multiple hands of poker simultaneously. In one popular variation
known as Triple Play.RTM., the player receives three hands of
poker. The Triple Play.RTM. variations are covered in U.S. Pat. No.
5,823,873 issued to Moody. In one variation of this game, after
receiving an initial hand of five cards the player can choose to
select as few as zero and as many as all of the five cards as cards
to be held. All held cards from the initial hand immediately show
up in the remaining two hands. When the player then selects the
draw function, the video poker machine completes all three hands up
to five cards, making a five card hand in each of the three hands.
Similar variations allow as many as 10 hands of poker to be played
simultaneously in the same fashion.
[0005] However, when playing against opponents in a live game, or
playing video poker gaming machines (including Triple Play.RTM. and
its variations) the player is generally limited to exercising his
or her discretion in the selection process only during the initial
hand of a single game, and before the player draws cards to
complete the hand. The player therefore cannot progressively build
future poker hands based on previously completed (i.e. post-draw)
poker hands. In Triple Play.RTM. and its variations, it is
generally only with the initial hand, and before any cards to
complete the hand are drawn, that the player may choose which cards
to hold and which cards to discard. After the cards in the initial
hand have been selected, those same cards are automatically
selected in all remaining hands, eliminating the opportunity for
any future selection process in any of the remaining hands which
could lead to building progressively better poker hands. For
example, in prior art games if an initial hand in multiple-draw
poker includes two Jacks and the player selects them as cards to be
held (while at the same time discarding the three other cards) then
the second hand and all other subsequent hands will include those
same pair of Jacks. In these prior art games, if, in the second
hand, the player draws three more cards to complete his or her hand
and receives a third Jack (and two other cards of no poker value)
this player has no ability to make that third Jack a held card for
a third hand, and so on. The prior art does not allow a player to
progressively build poker hands by continuing to duplicate cards to
be held from previously completed (i.e.. after the draw) hands.
[0006] A need therefore existed for providing a new, exciting
method of playing multiple-draw poker that would provide players
with the opportunity to progressively build poker hands by
duplicating held cards from a latest completed hand into a new
hand.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a new
method for playing multiple-draw poker in which a player has the
opportunity to select which cards to hold in each hand of a
multiple-draw poker game.
[0008] It is a further object of the present invention to provide a
new method for playing multiple-draw poker in which a player has
the opportunity to progressively build poker hands by duplicating
held cards from a latest completed hand into a new hand.
[0009] It is yet a further object of the present invention to
provide a new method for playing multiple-draw poker in which a
player has the opportunity to wager separate amounts on each hand
of a multiple-draw poker game.
[0010] It is still a further object of the present invention to
provide a new method for playing multiple-draw poker which utilizes
a 60 card deck with 15 ranked cards.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0011] In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention,
a method for playing a multiple-draw card game of poker is
disclosed comprising, in combination, the steps of dealing a first
hand of at least five cards, selecting as few as none and as many
as all of the at least five cards of the first hand as cards to be
held, discarding cards from the first hand not selected as cards to
be held, duplicating the held cards of the first hand into a second
hand, drawing additional cards to complete the first hand to have
at least five cards, drawing additional cards to complete the
second hand to have at least five cards, selecting as few as zero
and as many as all of the at least five cards of the second hand as
cards to be held, duplicating the held cards of the second hand
into a third hand, drawing additional cards to complete the third
hand to have at least five cards, and determining a poker hand
value of a completed first hand and a completed second hand and a
completed third hand.
[0012] The foregoing and other objects, features, and advantages of
the invention will be apparent from the following, more particular
description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, as
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] FIG. 1 is a top view of the preferred embodiment of the
present invention showing an initial hand exposed in the first row,
after the initial deal of the cards but before the draw.
[0014] FIG. 2 is a top view of the preferred embodiment of the
present invention showing the initial hand exposed in the first row
after the draw and the second hand in the second row with the held
cards from the first hand exposed.
[0015] FIG. 3 is a top view of the preferred embodiment of the
present invention showing the initial hand exposed in the first row
after the draw and the completed second hand exposed in the second
row including the held cards from the first hand.
[0016] FIG. 4 is a top view of the preferred embodiment of the
present invention showing the initial hand exposed in the first row
after the draw, the completed second hand exposed in the second row
including the held cards from the first hand, and the third hand in
the third row with the held cards from the second hand exposed.
[0017] FIG. 5 is a top view of the preferred embodiment of the
present invention showing the initial hand exposed in the first row
after the draw, the completed second hand in the second row exposed
including the held cards from the first hand, and the completed
third hand exposed in the third row including the held cards from
the second hand.
[0018] FIG. 6 is a top view of an alternative embodiment of the
present invention which uses a sixty card deck, showing the initial
hand exposed and having an "Eleven" and a "Twelve" in the first
row, after the initial deal of the cards but before the draw.
[0019] FIG. 7 is a top view of an alternative embodiment of the
present invention which uses a sixty card deck, showing the initial
hand exposed in the first row after the draw and the second hand in
the second row with the held cards from the first hand exposed.
[0020] FIG. 8 is a top view of the preferred embodiment of the
present invention which uses a sixty card deck, showing the initial
hand exposed in the first row after the draw and the completed
second hand exposed in the second row including the held cards from
the first hand.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0021] The present invention includes several embodiments of a
method for playing a multiple-draw card game of poker, preferably
on video gaming machines.
[0022] Referring to FIG. 1, three rows of cards are shown,
consisting of a first hand 10, a second hand 20 and a third hand
30. The first step in the method is the dealing of a first hand 10
of at least five cards. In FIG. 1, the first hand 10 has already
been dealt and the exposed cards happen to be: Nine of Diamonds 11,
Two of Clubs 12, Three of Hearts 13, Jack of Spades 14 and Jack of
Diamonds 15. The second hand 20 and the third hand 30 are shown
with their cards face down. Although the first hand 10 is shown
with five cards, it should be understood that more than 5 cards
could be used to obtain a poker hand, such as in the poker game
7-card stud, and that this would be within the spirit and scope of
this invention. The second step of the method for playing a
multiple-draw card game of poker is to select as few as none and as
many as all of the cards 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 of the first hand
10 as cards to be held.
[0023] Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2, given the composition of the
poker hand 10, the player would most likely hold the Jack of Spades
14 and the Jack of Diamonds 15 (thereby discarding the remaining
cards Nine of Diamonds 11, Two of Clubs 12, and Three of Hearts 13)
and attempt to draw a higher ranked poker hand, such as two-pair,
three-of-a-kind, a full-house or four-of-a-kind. It should be
understood, however, that the player has the decision to discard
all five cards 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 or hold all five cards 11,
12, 13, 14, and 15 or hold some of the cards 11, 13, 13, 14, and 15
while discarding other. Once the player selects the cards to be
held, in this case, the Jack of Spades 14 and the Jack of Diamonds
15, those cards are then duplicated into a second hand 20 where
they take the place of the face-down cards 24 and 25. In the
preferred embodiment, the drawn cards are dealt face-up, avoiding
the need for the player to have to press a button or turn the cards
over him or herself, however, it should be understood that
substantial benefit, such as increased suspense and excitement,
could be derived from the cards being dealt face-down, therefore
requiring the player to have to press a button or turn the cards
over him or herself.
[0024] Referring now to FIG. 2, the player can then draw cards to
replace the discarded Nine of Diamonds 11, Two of Clubs 12 and
Three of Hearts 13 to complete the first hand 10. In this case, the
new cards are the Six of Diamonds 11B, the Five of Clubs 12B, and
the Eight of Hearts 13B. The next step in the method for playing a
multiple-draw card game of poker is to draw additional cards to
complete the second hand 20 to have at least five cards. In FIG. 2,
this would require revealing cards 21, 22 and 23.
[0025] Referring now to FIG. 3, these cards turned out to be the
Four of Diamonds 21, the Seven of Clubs 22, and the Jack of Hearts
23 The player can now select as few as zero and as many as all of
the at least five cards of the second hand 20 as cards to be held.
Given the composition of the poker hand 20, the player would most
likely hold the Jack of Spades 24, the Jack of Diamonds 25, and the
Jack of Hearts 23 (thereby discarding the remaining cards 21 and
22) and attempt to draw a higher ranked poker hand such as a
full-house or four-of-a-kind.
[0026] Referring now to FIG. 4, once the player selects the cards
to be held, in this case, the Jack of Spades 24, the Jack of
Diamonds 25, and the Jack of Hearts 23, those cards are then
duplicated into a third hand 30 where they take the place of the
face-down cards 33, 34 and 35 (shown in FIG. 3).
[0027] Referring now to Pig. 5, additional cards are now drawn to
complete the third hand 30 to have at least five cards. This would
require revealing face-down cards 31 and 32 (shown in FIG. 4). In
this case, the cards turned out to be the King of Diamonds 31 and
the King of Clubs 32, giving the player a full-house. Once all of
the hands have been completed, the poker hand value is determined
of the completed first hand 10, the completed second hand 20 and
the completed third hand 30. In the preferred embodiment, the
method for playing a card game of poker involves three hands,
however, it is possible to implement this same method with four or
more hands. With more than three hands, the poker hand values of
all of the hands are determined, and the method is complete, after
all hands have been completed.
[0028] In the preferred embodiment, the player may wager money on
the card game and receive a predetermined amount of money back if
one or more of the player's completed hands meets a predetermined
poker hand value. In this way, it is possible that the player could
lose money on one or more of the hands and make money on one or
more of the hands, or lose money on all of the hands, or make money
on all of the hands.
[0029] Preferably, the game is played with a single fifty-two card
deck (not counting the duplicated cards), although there are
several alternative embodiments. One possible embodiment would be
to use multiple decks in which a single fifty-two card deck is used
for the first hand 10 and then the second hand 20 uses a
forty-seven card deck consisting of a standard fifty-two card deck
with the five cards 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the first hand 10
omitted therefrom and the third hand 30 also uses a forty-seven
card deck consisting of a standard fifty-two card deck with the
five cards 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 of the second hand 20 omitted
therefrom, and so on, whereby additional hands beyond the third
hand 30 all use forty-seven card decks consisting of standard
fifty-two card decks with the five cards of the previously
completed hand omitted therefrom.
[0030] Referring now to FIGS. 6-8, an alternative embodiment of the
present invention is shown. The alternative embodiment is
essentially the same as the preferred embodiment, although a sixty
card deck is used, comprising a standard fifty-two card deck of
playing cards and eight additional playing cards comprising four
different suited playing cards each having a value of Eleven and
four different suited playing cards each having a value of
Twelve.
[0031] The four cards with the value of "Eleven" are all higher in
rank by one than the standard "Ten" card in a fifty-two card deck.
Additionally, the four cards with the value of "Twelve" are all
higher in rank by one than the "Eleven" card. The "Eleven" and
"Twelve" cards add a new dimension to standard poker hands. For
example, in a standard Fifty-two card deck, one possible five card
poker hand is a "straight," which is five cards in order,
regardless of suit (e.g. 4-5-6-7-8 or K-Q-J-10-9). When two players
each have a straight, the highest straight wins (e.g. J-10-9-8-7
beats 10-9-8-7-6). In a standard 52 card deck, the possibilities
range from A-2-3-4-5 all the way up to A-K-Q-J-10, for a total of
ten different possible straights (regardless of suit).
[0032] With the addition of an "Eleven" card and a "Twelve" card,
however, there are new straight possibilities, such as 7-8-9-10-11
or 8-9-10-11-12. The "Eleven" and "Twelve" can also be used as
cards immediately lower in rank than the face cards, such as in a
straight 11-12-J-Q-K or 12-J-Q-K-A. However, the "Eleven" and
"Twelve" cards do not necessarily have to replace the conventional
Ace high straight (i.e. 10-J-Q-K-A). For example, in the same poker
game, it could be possible to have an 12-J-Q-K-A straight and a
11-J-Q-K-A straight as well as a conventional 10-J-Q-K-A.
[0033] Referring now to FIG. 6, the method of playing a multiple
draw poker game utilizing a sixty-card deck is illustrated. The
method of playing a multiple-draw poker game is the same as in the
preferred embodiment with three rows of cards, consisting of a
first hand 40, a second hand 50 and a third hand 60. The first hand
40 has already been dealt and the exposed cards happen to be:
Eleven of Diamonds 41, Twelve of Clubs 42, Nine of Hearts 43, Eight
of Spades 44 and Three of Diamonds 45. The second hand 40 and the
third hand 50 are shown with their cards face down.
[0034] Referring now to FIGS. 6 and 7, given the composition of the
poker hand 40, the player would most likely hold the Eleven of
Diamonds 41, Twelve of Clubs 42, Nine of Hearts 43, and Eight of
Spades 44 (thereby discarding the Three of Diamonds 45) and attempt
to draw a straight. Once the player selects the cards to be held,
those cards are then duplicated into a second hand 50 where they
take the place of the face-down cards 51, 52, 53, and 54.
[0035] Referring now to FIG. 7, the player can then draw a new card
to replace the discarded Three of Diamonds 45, which in this case
is the Five of Diamonds 45B. This completes the hand 40. The next
step is for the player to draw additional cards to complete the
hand 50 to have at least five cards. In FIG. 7, this would require
revealing card 55.
[0036] Referring now to FIG. 8, this card turned out to be the Ten
of Diamonds 55, giving the player a straight (8-9-10-11-12) in the
hand 50. With a straight, the player would most likely select all
five cards as cards to be held, and then have them duplicated into
hand 60. It should be clearly understood that while the alternative
embodiment of the method of playing a multiple-draw poker game
utilizing a sixty-card deck is shown in FIGS. 6-8 with only two
completed hands, this method could be used with three or more hands
in the same way as the preferred embodiment of the present
invention. Similarly, the alternative embodiment of the method of
playing a multiple-draw poker game utilizing a sixty-card deck
could also be played using a single sixty card deck or multiple
sixty card decks in the same fashion as the method using a single
fifty-two card deck or multiple fifty-two card decks is
practiced.
[0037] While the invention has been particularly shown and
described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will
be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing and
other changes in form and details may be made therein without
departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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