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Computer-based poker card game

Computer-based poker card game description/claims

As a matter of background, in circumstances where an individual desires to play an on-line gambling card game or a game setting at a localized game station, such as Poker, it is important to understand the dynamics of betting with the game of Poker or other such card games. It is to be understood that on-line interstate gambling is not yet fully sanctioned and that gambling on-line is in its embryonic stage for a much larger sanctioned participation under certain conditions.

With this background, there are known and established methods for playing a card game on the Internet or at game stations, independent of the Internet, involving betting modes. In these formats, there is a portrayal on a computer generated display screen of a gaming table and he playing cards, face up or face down depending on the type of card game played. Such formats and game methodology can be applied to almost any type of card game including poker or other card games.

As a focus and perspective herein, the game of Poker combines principles of card games well-known for centuries and presently there are many forms of the card game Poker. Poker is a popular game throughout the world and as stated it incorporates. A myriad of formats for game play purposes, specifically poker, combine principles of card games played for many centuries in Europe and other parts of the world, but in its prestly prevailing forms it is mainly of American origination. There are several forms of Poker and the main types are: Draw Poker, in which all of a participant's cards are not known to his opponents, Stud Poker, in which some of the player's cards are dealt face up with others dealt face down, among other forms. Within the above two basic categories a multitude of variations exist, and “Holdem” or “Texas Holdem” is a popular type. In “Texas Holdem” each player makes an initial ante wager to play the game and is dealt two cards face down. After a second betting interval then three community cards are dealt face up. Then another betting interval follows based on the players take on the community cards vis-a-vis his own cards and the dealer then deals up one more community card face. Yet another betting round occurs after then the dealer deals the final community card face up and the participant with the highest Poker ranked hand arrayed from his or her own cards and the five community cards becomes the game winner. In modern casinos Poker takes one of three forms, namely live or cardroom Poker where players compete against one another but the games are controlled and supervised by a house dealer who removes a house levy either in the form of a participation fee or as a percentage of winning hands; electronic video machines offering various forms of Poker; and Poker played as a “bankers game” either where the game involves players in contest with the dealer's hand or where the object is for the players to obtain a hand based on hierarchical Poker rankings, among other games. In both types of banker games, the house has an advantage based on a payout schedule that is structured in such a way that the pay-offs are not based on the true mathematical odds, or rules of play so structured that the house has a favorable edge. Notwithstanding among the categories of poker games is a game referred to as “Texas Holdem”, infrequently referred to under different names and discussed below.

Within the above two broad categories numerous variations exist with “Holdem” or “Texas Holdem” being a popular example. In “Holdem” each player makes an ante wager and is dealt two cards face down. After a betting interval three communal cards are dealt face up. A second betting interval follows and the dealer then turns up one more communal card. Another betting round follows after which the dealer turns up the final communal card and the player with the highest Poker ranked hand assembled from their own cards and the five communal cards wins the pot.

Further, in “Texas Holdem”, the individual players usually make an initial wagering ante to participate in the game and each player is dealt two cards generally both face down. Upon the receipt of the first two cards which are, as stated, dealt face down so that only the individual player can ascertain what the front face of his card portrays. Then, at this point additional bets are advanced by the respective players based on the two cards they draw in conjunction with the three community cards dealt face up by the dealer. At this latter point another bet is placed by the participants based on the three community cards that are dealt face up. Thus bearing in mind that in Texas Holdem each player is allowed to use any three community cards in conjunction with his or her two cards to achieve a five card poker hand so that subsequent betting is based on community cards and the players' respective cards. After this latter betting interval, in the most basic format, the dealer then turns up an additional community card for a total of four community cards. After this fourth community card is revealed, yet another betting round follows, after which the dealer then deals a final and fifth community card, face-up. Again, after the last and fifth card is dealt for a total of five community cards, another bet is placed and the winning participant will be the one with the highest ranked Poker hand of five cards selected from the participant's cards and the five communal cards, conditional on the participant remaining in the betting scheme to the final setting.

Additionally, it is well-known that in present internet on-line settings, Poker is played where participants compete against one another in a group, however, where such games are conducted through computer generated formats by a virtual house dealer, or in practice the web-site owner. This mode of participation is by use of electronically computerized formats or at isolated gaming stations or in an internet on-line basis.

In a general context, Poker games where players play to obtain a hand based on steps of Poker rankings, the house may be at a pay-out advantage since the pay-out schedule is such that any pay-outs are not compatible with true probability factors. In this context, it is desirable and ethical, to reveal in certain play modes probability factors or odds of obtaining a winning hand or certain types of hands in a given poker game or other card games. No such games are known to be structured in game play or in Internet or other virtual means to set forth the same, and there is need for such presentation and promulgation of the probability factors. In fact, it is foreseeable that governmental bodies may soon require such probability data to be made available in game formats as a condition of governmental sanction at all levels of government.

The following are objects of the subject invention:

It is an object of the subject system to provide means to facilitate a fair and equitable method of producing card games on the Internet or at localized game stations for competitive play.

It is also an object of the subject invention to provide an improved means to maximize the equities in the play of poker games in an on-line Internet setting.

A further object of the subject invention is to provide an improved method to provide on-line card games, including Poker games and other card games.

Yet, another aspect of the subject invention is to provide an improved system for competitive card game play using existing computer-based on-line means with pre-formatted on-line Poker games or other card games.

Moreover, it is an object of this invention to provide a means that can be used on the Internet to provide on-line competitive card playing.

It is an object of the subject invention to provide an improved on-line system for a competitive Poker game or other similar card games utilizing a computer generated game format at a game station.

Another object of the subject invention is to provide an improved method for providing an on-line or game station based Poker game in the format of a poker game referred to as “Texas Holdem”, which includes a computerized database of all documents that have been previously available or used for existing clients in order to facilitate their ability to play such games at a given time.

Still another object is to provide computer based methodology combined with the Internet to process a Poker game between the house, the Internet game provider and the individual player or players.

Yet another object of the subject invention is to provide a computer generated poker game format that is equitable to the individual player and provides some means to apprise the player of the approximate probability factors involved at any given stage for obtaining a prevailing hand or any type of hand.

Other and further objects of the subject invention will become apparent from reading the description taken in conjunction with the claims.

It also is a general object of the present invention to provide a rapid and high odds casino type wagering card game where reasonably low ranked hands can be accompanied with reasonable pay-out odds.

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