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Casino poker-type gameRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Card Or Tile Games, Cards Or Tiles ThereforCasino poker-type game description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070085271, Casino poker-type game. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to casino games and to poker games, and in particular, relates to a poker-related game played on a gaming table. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Poker and poker-related card games have been popular for many years. Because of their popularity, many variations on poker games have been developed. Poker-related card games generally involve some number of cards being dealt to each player. Generally, poker-hands dealt to the players are dealt face-down, so that players do not know what cards their competitors hold in their hands, and therefore, players with skill in having a "poker-face" can bluff the other players. In poker, each player typically bets that the value of his hand is greater than the value of the hands held by the other players and then during play, each subsequent player must either equal or raise the bet or drop out. The player holding the highest hand at the end of the betting wins the pot. During standard poker games, in which a full 4-suit deck (52 cards), generally without the jokers, five-card hands in descending value are: royal flush (10 through ace of a single suit), straight flush (any other set of five sequential cards in a single suit), four of a kind, full house (3 cards of the same face value and 2 cards of the same but another face value), flush (any 5 cards in the same suit), straight (5 sequential cards of any suit), three of a kind, two pairs, one pair and high card. [0005] One of the most popular contemporary poker-related games is "HOLDEM" or "TEXAS HOLDEM", in which each player is dealt two cards face down. After a betting round, the dealer turns face-up three communal cards known as the "flop". After another betting round, the dealer turns face-up one more communal card, and after a third betting round, the dealer turns up the fifth and last communal card. After another betting round, the winning player(s) are determined by comparing the best five card hand each player can make using their own personal two card hand in conjunction with any three of the five communal cards, using poker rank to make the determination. Players compete against each other and not the house, and cannot select their two card hand from a plurality of cards dealt face-up, nor can players share cards. [0006] In the patent of Sklansky et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 5,382,025), one or more players play against the house, placing bets and then three face-up hands are dealt. The players choose one of the hands from incomplete poker hands (e.g., two cards) that have been dealt face-up, and then five communal cards are dealt face-up, either all at once or three cards followed by two cards. The winning hand is determined by comparing the three hands in conjunction with the communal cards using poker rank. The table surface used for this game has three sequentially numbered hand indicia at each player's place, three hand locations in front of the dealer each consisting of two adjacent rectangles, a bet box at each player location and a central communal card zone containing five printed rectangular locations the size of a card. [0007] There are a number of other patents for poker-related games that utilize standard poker hand ranking, a preselected payout schedule, but different rules of play than standard poker. These include the patents of Wells (U.S. Pat. No. 5,845,907) for "Colorado Hold `Em Poker" in which players are dealt three cards and may use any number of at least one face down community card and have a particular set of requirements for betting; Feola (U.S. Pat. No. 5,951,012) for a stud poker game in which the amount that must be bet is predetermined; and Wirth (U.S. Patent Application No. 2004/0056419) for a casino poker game using 5 cards with an optional sixth card, betting head-to-head against the dealer, or with competition for a common pot among players. [0008] In addition to the patents discussed above, there are quite a few additional patents for poker-related games that utilize especially marked tables in which players select from common hands by placing markers on particular spots on the marked tables. These include the patent of Feola (U.S. Pat. No. 5,839,7310), which has a particular table and is for a game which may be played with the rules of any stud poker game and does not allow the player to enhance the chances of winning by using skill. In this game the rules are selected and all of the hands are dealt and played by the dealer, and betting occurs before the cards dealt face down are visible. At the dealer's location there is a plurality of parallel lines, each of which is for a hand to be dealt, and at each player's location, there is a symbol containing an identifier that corresponds to each of the lines. In the patent of Moody (U.S. Pat. No. 5,531,448), the dealer places cards in a compass format for each player, with payout according to odds listed in a pay table. In the patent of Neal (U.S. Pat. No. 5,486,005), each player selects one of the hands dealt by the dealer or a combination field position from those hands selected by the dealer, and the dealer uses predetermined odds for payout on the winning hand that is determined by the dealer. In the patent of Schaefer (U.S. Pat. No. 5,882,009), players bet on card combinations only, and the ranks need not be poker ranks. Lee's patent (U.S. Pat. No. 6,837,494) is a combined poker and baccarat-type card game in which a banker hand and player hand are dealt. The patent of Streeks et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 6,550,772) has playing lanes on the table labeled for each suit of cards, and players wager on the lanes. [0009] Other patents use a variety of betting tables in which cards are dealt in a variety of combinations, and wagers are made by the players on what cards will be dealt (e.g., Pell, U.S. Pat. No. 4,362,303; Beltran, U.S. Pat. No. 6,065,752; and Goott, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,441,714 and 3,998,462). [0010] There are also patents for particular gaming tables with particular positions for players and dealers, but which do not require a particular game to be played (e.g., Calvo et al., U.S. Patent Application No. 2004/0145116; Krise et al., U.S. Patent Application No. 2004/0160005; Quiroga et al., U.S. Pat. No. Des. 263,975). [0011] It is an object of the invention to provide a poker-related game in which a plurality of hands is dealt face-up so that having a "poker-face" is not particularly useful, and in which players play against the house. It is a further object of the invention herein to provide a poker-related game that is easy to play, and preferably uses a particular table design for play. [0012] Other objects and advantages will be more fully apparent from the following disclosure and appended claims. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0013] The invention herein is a gambling card game variation that is played against the house. Pairs of cards are dealt face-up on a table, and players are allowed to bet on which pair of face-up cards will be the winning hand together with later-dealt communal cards, and/or to bet the winning rank that will be the winning hand. After all bets are placed, the dealer deals communal cards. Winning players are those who bet on the winning pair of cards or the poker rank that made the winning hand. Winning payouts are made at preset odds. [0014] Other objects and features of the inventions will be more fully apparent from the following disclosure and appended claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0015] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the preferred order of dealing the hands of the invention herein. [0016] FIG. 2 is a plan view of a rectangular gaming table layout for use in playing the game of the invention. [0017] FIG. 3 is a possible curved gaming table layout for use in playing the live-action embodiment of the method of the invention herein. [0018] FIG. 4 is a plan view of an alternative curved gaming table layout of the invention herein. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION AND PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS THEREOF [0019] The present invention is a gambling card game variation of games in which bets are placed, an action occurs, play is resolved with no other opportunity to alter the bets. In the game of the invention, all players are playing against the house. As used herein, the term "hands" refers to face-up cards, preferably pairs of face-up cards, dealt at the beginning of play, while a "winning hand" may be made from any five cards selected from: a) the cards in one of the initially dealt hands and b) the communal cards that are dealt after dealing the hands. [0020] In the invention, pairs of cards ("hands") are dealt face-up on a table, and players are allowed to bet on one or more pairs of cards that will make up the winning hand and/or to place "exotic" bets as are known in the art or as many be established in a particular game, and/or to bet the winning rank (the type of "hand to make") that will be the winning hand. Exotic bets are essentially bets other than hands to win and hands to make, and may be defined in any way by the facility where the game is played. Exotic bets may also include very specific bets, such as betting that a particular hand will make a particular rank. There also can be bets on the none of the hands winning, which is another example of an "exotic" bet. Continue reading about Casino poker-type game... Full patent description for Casino poker-type game Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Casino poker-type game patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Casino poker-type game or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Card game and method of playing the same Next Patent Application: Method of playing a poker-type keno game Industry Class: Amusement devices: games ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Casino poker-type game patent info. 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