Double draw poker casino card game

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9367997-B2
Application number	US-201313779547-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2013
Priority date	Sep 24, 2012
Publication date	Jun 14, 2016
Grant date	Jun 14, 2016

Abstract

A method for playing a double draw poker casino card game comprises providing a standard fifty-two card deck of playing cards and two joker cards shuffled together with the standard fifty-two card deck. Each of the two joker cards is valued as an ace, as a fill-in card for a straight, or as a fill-in card for a flush. Each player places an ante bet and a bonus bet and receives five dealt cards. Each player folds or makes a first optional draw card bet and discards and draws up to three draw cards. Each player folds or makes a second optional draw card bet and discards and draws up to one draw card, producing a final double draw five card poker hand that receives a payout against a first payout table, for the ante bet and draw bets, and against a second payout table for the bonus bet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of administering a double draw poker casino card game, the method comprising:
providing a playing table comprising a surface illustrated to define a plurality of player layout areas, each player layout area of the plurality of player layout areas illustrated to define a plurality of distinct betting locations comprising a first betting location, a second betting location, a third betting location, and a fourth betting location;
providing at or proximate to the playing table a standard 52-card deck of physical playing cards and further providing at or proximate to the playing table two physical joker cards randomized with the standard 52-card deck of physical playing cards to form a 54-card deck of physical playing cards, each of the two physical joker cards designated to be valued as any of an ace, a fill-in card for a straight, and a fill-in card for a flush;
receiving an ante bet, in the form of at least one chip placed in the first betting location of one player layout area of the plurality of player layout areas;
receiving a bonus bet, in the form of at least one chip placed in the second betting location of the one player layout area;
distributing, on the surface of the playing table and from the 54-card deck of physical playing cards, an initial five physical playing cards face down to the player associated with the one player layout area;
after distributing the initial five physical playing cards, receiving from the player associated with the one player layout area an election selected between
a fold option, and
a first draw bet in the form of at least one chip placed in the third betting location of the one player layout area, the first draw bet designated to be resolved based on a final five card hand associated with the player;

after receiving from the player the election selected to be the first draw bet:
receiving from the player a first draw number of discarded cards selected from the initial five physical playing cards, the first draw number selected by the player from a first predefined range of zero to three cards; and
after receiving from the player the first draw number of discarded cards, distributing, on the surface of the playing table and from the 54-card deck of physical playing cards, a number of replacement cards equaling the first draw number, selected from the first predefined range of zero to three cards, to form an interim five card hand;

after distributing the number of replacement cards equaling the first draw number to form the interim five card hand, receiving from the player associated with the one player layout area another election selected between
another fold option, and
a second draw bet in the form of at least one chip placed in the fourth betting location of the one player layout area, the second draw bet designated to be resolved based on the final five card hand associated with the player;

after receiving from the player the another election selected to be the second draw bet:
receiving from the player a second draw number of discarded cards selected from the interim five card hand, the second draw number selected by the player from a second predefined range of zero to one cards; and
after receiving from the player the second draw number of discarded cards, distributing, on the surface of the playing table and from the 54-card deck of physical playing cards, a number of final replacement cards equaling the second draw number, selected from the second predefined range of zero to one cards, to form the final five card hand associated with the player;

resolving the ante bet and all received draw bets of the first draw bet and the second draw bet according to a first payout table; and
resolving the bonus bet according to a second payout table.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a bonus bet comprises receiving a bonus bet equal to the ante bet.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving from the player associated with the one player layout area an election selected between a fold option and a first draw bet comprises receiving from the player associated with the one player layout area the election selected between the fold option and a first draw bet equal to the ante bet.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving from the player associated with the one player layout area another election selected between another fold option and a second draw bet comprises receiving from the player associated with the one player layout area the another election selected between the another fold option and a second draw bet equal to the ante bet.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
resolving the ante bet and all received draw bets of the first draw bet and the second draw bet comprises resolving the ante bet and all received draw bets of the first draw bet and the second draw bets according to a first payout table defining a first payout of 1 to 1 for at least two pair in the final five card hand; and
resolving the bonus bet comprises resolving the bonus bet according to a second payout table defining a second payout of 500 to 1 for five aces, 100 to 1 for a natural royal flush, 50 to 1 for a straight flush, 20 to 1 for four of a kind, 5 to 1 for a full house, 3 to 1 for a flush, 2 to 1 for a straight, 1 to 1 for three of a kind, and push for two pair in the final five card hand.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
resolving the ante bet and all received draw bets of the first draw bet and the second draw bet comprises resolving the ante bet and all received draw bets of the first draw bet and the second draw bets according to a first payout table defining a first payout of 1 to 1 for at least two pair in the final five card hand; and
resolving the bonus bet comprises resolving the bonus bet according to a second payout table defining a second payout of 500 to 1 for five aces, 100 to 1 for a natural royal flush, 50 to 1 for a straight flush, 20 to 1 for four of a kind, 5 to 1 for a full house, 3 to 1 for a flush, 2 to 1 for a straight, push for three of a kind, and push for two pair in the final five card hand.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing a playing table comprises providing a simulation device comprising the surface displaying an illustration to define the plurality of player layout areas.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein providing a simulation device comprises providing a mechanical simulation device.

9. A method of administering a double draw poker casino card game, the method comprising:
providing an electronic simulation device comprising a screen configured to display a virtual representation of a surface illustrated to define a plurality of player layout areas, each player layout area of the plurality of player layout areas illustrated to define a plurality of distinct betting locations comprising a first betting location, a second betting location, a third betting location, and a fourth betting location, the electronic simulation device configured to receive commands inputted by a player at the plurality of distinct betting locations of one player layout area of the plurality of player layout areas associated with the player;
providing a standard 52-card deck of virtual playing cards and further providing two virtual joker cards randomized with the standard 52-card deck of virtual playing cards to form a 54-card deck of virtual playing cards, each of the two virtual joker cards designated to be valued as any of an ace, a fill-in card for a straight, and a fill-in card for a flush;
receiving an ante bet, in the form of at least one virtual chip input to the first betting location of the one player layout area of the plurality of player layout areas;
receiving a bonus bet, in the form of at least one virtual chip input to

Assignees

• Ags Llc

Inventors

• Laduca Ronald

Classifications

• G07F17/3293 Primary

  Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack · CPC title

• A63F1/00

  Card games · CPC title

• G07F17/3244

  Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes · CPC title

• A63F3/00157

  Casino or betting games (horse races A63F3/00082) · CPC title