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  Method of playing a bonus wager for poker games that have community cardsRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Card Or Tile Games, Cards Or Tiles ThereforThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070018400. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 11/184,268, filed Jul. 19, 2005 for Method of Playing a Poker-Type Game in the name of John Feola. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not Applicable REFERENCE TO A SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING COMPACT DISK APPENDIX [0003] Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] 1. Field of the Invention [0005] The present invention relates to games of chance, more specifically, to a game based on poker in which necessary knowledge of the game is minimized and skill is not a factor in playing. [0006] 2. Description of the Related Art [0007] Texas Hold'em, a form of stud poker, has seen its popularity skyrocket as a result of various television shows that feature the game. With the popularity, many people are playing the game at home and more casinos are installing tables for the game. While watching people playing on these shows and at neighborhood gatherings, a novice to the game may feel overwhelmed and intimidated. This intimidation can take the form of feelings of embarrassment at not knowing how to play the games or not being able to play as fast or well as others, and can manifest itself by not trying the game or even in not gambling at all. [0008] Texas Hold'em is played with a standard deck of 52 cards. The dealer deals out a hand to each player. Each hand receives two cards face down (the hole cards). The player to the left of the dealer antes an amount equal to half the minimum bet (the small blind) and the player to that player's left antes an amount equal to the minimum bet (the big blind). All players except the small and big blinds look at their hands and a round of wagering takes place, beginning with the player to the left of the big blind. After the round of wagering is complete, three community cards are dealt face up in the center of the table (the flop), followed by a second round of wagering beginning with the player to the dealer's left. After the second round, another community card is dealt face up (the turn card), followed by a third round of wagering. After the third round, the fifth community card is dealt face up (the river card), followed by the final round of wagering. [0009] After the final round of wagering, each player turns their hole cards face up. The highest hand that can be made with any combination of a player's hole cards and the five community cards wins the pot. If two or more players have the same hand, the next highest card in each of the tied players' hands (the kicker) is used as a tie-breaker. If there is no kicker, that is, the tied players used both hole cards or have the same hand, the pot is split between them. [0010] Texas Hold'em is but one type of stud poker that uses community cards. Another is Let It Ride, played as a table game in casinos. Each player makes three bets. Then the dealer deals each player three cards and two face-down community cards. After seeing their first three cards, each player has the option to either take back one of their three bets back or leave it. Then the dealer turns over one of the two community cards. Each player then has the option to take back another bet or leave it. Finally the second community card is turned over and the players are paid according to pay tables. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0011] It is an object of the present invention to provide a bonus wager to stud poker games with community cards. [0012] The present invention provides a bonus wager to a poker game with community cards. For example, in Texas Hold'em, each player has two cards and there are five community cards. Sometime prior to the community cards being revealed, each player is given the option of wagering on whether a bonus hand composed of one or more of the community cards is found in a bonus pay table. [0013] In one implementation, the bonus hand is composed of the first three community cards. In another, the bonus hand is composed of all of the community cards. In yet another, the bonus hand is composed of two or more community cards, where a subset of cards in the bonus hand is found in a bonus pay table. For example, the bonus hand is composed of five community cards and the combination of the best four cards of the bonus hand is found in the bonus pay table. [0014] The present invention contemplates that the bonus wager may be included in games played using media other than playing cards on a card table, such as scratch or pull-tab tickets, video poker-type machines, personal computers, hand-held devices, slot machines, over an on-line computer network, or on another type of one-way or interactive gaming or entertainment equipment, such as keno-style or lottery-style equipment. [0015] Other objects of the present invention will become apparent in light of the following drawings and detailed description of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0016] For a fuller understanding of the nature and object of the present invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, wherein: [0017] FIG. 1 shows a table layout of an example game that includes a bonus wager of the present invention; [0018] FIG. 2 shows a detail of one version of a player location of the table layout of FIG. 1; Continue reading... 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