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(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2012/0214567 A1 Snow (43) Pub US 20120214567A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2012/0214567 A1 Snow (43) Pub. Date: Aug. 23, 2012 (54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FORVARIANT Publication Classification OF TEXAS HOLDEM POKER (51) Int. Cl. A63F I3/00 (2006.01) (75) Inventor: Roger M. Snow, Las Vegas, NV A63F I/00 (2006.01) (US) (52) U.S. Cl. ........................................... 463/13; 273/292 57 ABSTRACT (73) Assignee: SHUFFLE MASTER, INC., Las (57) Vegas, NV (US) A variant game of Hold Empoker allows for rules of play of one or all of players being allowed to remain in game with an option of checking or making specific wagering amounts in (21) Appl. No.: 13/455.742 first play wagers, being limited in the size of Subsequent available play wagers or prohibited from making additional (22) Filed: Apr. 25, 2012 play wagers ifa first play wager has been made, being limited in the size of available laterplay wagers ifa first or earlier play Related U.S. Application Data wager has been made, and having the opportunity for at least two and as many as three or four distinct opportunities in the (62) Division of application No. 1 1/156.352, filed on Jun. stages in the play of a hand to be able to make one or more 17, 2005. play wagers. 110 Patent Application Publication Aug. 23, 2012 Sheet 1 of 10 US 2012/0214567 A1 Patent Application Publication Aug. 23, 2012 Sheet 2 of 10 US 2012/0214567 A1 a. s&Os Patent Application Publication Aug. 23, 2012 Sheet 3 of 10 US 2012/0214567 A1 Patent Application Publication Aug. 23, 2012 Sheet 4 of 10 US 2012/0214567 A1 CPUBLOCK 20 7 SOUND BLOCK 22 10 10 t ... 4 (Pri 5 in Patent Application Publication Aug. 23, 2012 Sheet 5 of 10 US 2012/0214567 A1 Fig. 5 Aug. 23, 2012 Sheet 6 of 10 US 2012/0214567 A1 Patent Application Publication Aug. 23, 2012 Sheet 7 of 10 US 2012/0214567 A1 uue}SASSVS Patent Application Publication Aug. 23, 2012 Sheet 8 of 10 US 2012/0214567 A1 MPP Game Display Un 50" 4:3 Rear Projection 42"16:9 Plasma Monitor Interruptable TW/Monitor Dealer Cardable Power Supply USB Serial Table Video VGA A/C Power to PC Maintenance Dealer Video MPP Game Service Panel 300 S : PC Platform Pentium 4 S MPP Game Display R Windows XP 2 Speakers MPP Game Engine (Dealer) Serial Communication Heber Pluto 5 Casino between the Motorola 68340 Game Display and Game Engine to MPP Player Stations fig. 8 Patent Application Publication Aug. 23, 2012 Sheet 9 of 10 US 2012/0214567 A1 402 406 408 410 412 406 408 410 412 406 408 410 412 O O OO O O. O. O. O O O. O. 404 O D 4040 D 404 D D Patent Application Publication Aug. 23, 2012 Sheet 10 of 10 US 2012/0214567 A1 A player places at least an ante wager that places value at risk prior to seeing any cards in play of a hand of the wagering game. The player is then provided with an opportunity to make at least one additional play wager that places additional value at risk. The player then makes at least one of a first play Wager and a second play Wager in the game subsequent to the ante Wager and after seeing at least a first card in the play of the wagering game. When a player elects to make a first play wager or not make the first play wager, that election changes options available to the player on the second play Wager. Those options change depending upon the election. All wagers are then resolved. fig. 10 US 2012/0214567 A1 Aug. 23, 2012 METHOD AND APPARATUS FORVARIANT bad beat award of 20% of the pot, for example, and the player OF TEXAS HOLDEM POKER with the highest hand wins 80% of the pot. 0008. A variation of Texas Hold 'Em is Omaha or Omaha CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED Poker in which the betting is identical, but the players initially APPLICATION receive four hole cards, of which a maximum of two hole cards may be used in determining the final rank of a five-card 0001. This application is a divisional of U.S. patent appli poker hand. The game is often played as a Hi-Lo game, in cation Ser. No. 1 1/156.352, filed Jun. 17, 2005, pending, the which the final pot may be split between the highest hand and disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by this the lowest hand, according to poker ranks. A single player reference in its entirety. may win both Hihand and Lo handby declaring and winning both ranking competitions. FIELD OF THE INVENTION 0009 U.S. Pat. No. 6,102,402 to Scott describes a com 0002 The present invention relates to wagering games, munity card-based poker game referred to as a “bad beat stud casino table wagering games, casino table playing card game. Each player makes an initial ante wager and then each wagering games, and variants of casino table wagering games player and the dealer receive five cards each, face down. The that use poker ranks in determining outcomes. player makes a “first' wager to see a sixth card and a “second wager to see a seventh card. The sixth and seventh cards are BACKGROUND each community cards used by each player and the dealer. Each player's hand is analyzed to see if the player has a 0003. Many different wagering games presently exist for qualifying hand of at least a pair of deuces or better. If the use in both home and casino environments. Such games player does not qualify, all wagers are lost by the player. If the should necessarily be exciting, uncomplicated and easy to player's hand does qualify, all cards of the dealer's hand are learn so as to avoid frustrating the players. Poker games in turned face up and each player's hand is compared to the particular have gained widespread popularity because of their dealer's hand using conventional five-card poker hand rank established ranking of hands and well-known rules. Further ings to determine whether the player's hand has a higher more, the games usually involve numerous wagering oppor ranking poker hand than the dealer's hand. Each player also tunities for the players, thus increasing player participation optionally may make a side bet wager to be eligible for special and excitement. Lastly, the games move fairly quickly to payouts, including a “bad beat payout. The special payout maintain player interest. All of these factors have created can take either of two forms: 1) the player wins preselected games that are widely accepted and widely known. payout amounts for poker hand rankings of at least a four-of 0004 Variations in wagering structures can also increase a-kind if the player's handbeats or ties the dealer's hand, or 2) the excitement and acceptance of such wagering games. U.S. the player wins other preselected and much higher amounts Pat. No. 5,417,430 to Breeding discloses a poker game with for poker hand rankings of at least a straight or higher that the an altered wagering scheme, thus allowing the player the player achieves but the player's hand loses to the dealer's opportunity to compete for additional and larger prizes or hand. Alternatively, the dealer's hand is analyzed to deter payouts. mine whether the dealer has a qualifying hand. 0005. Other variations can be made to standard games to 0010 U.S. Pat. No. 6,467,771 to deKeller describes a allow more player opportunity and involvement. U.S. Pat. No. method for playing a casino game wherein, in a table game 5,098,107 to Boylan et al. discloses a game wherein addi format, players make a pot wager and a separate outcome tional game symbols are added to increase wagering oppor wager. Each player is dealt a plurality of cards, some face up tunities. This allows the player the opportunity to place sev and some face down, and some community cards are addi eral wagers on different portions of the game while the game tionally dealt. Players are given the option of increasing their is being played. outcome wagers and raising the pot during play. The pot won 0006. Many variations in the play of poker-type games by the player with the highest ranking hand and outcome have been introduced to increase the excitement and interest wager(s) are won based upon a schedule of winning out in the play of both table and video versions of poker. comes. For an electronic version, the method includes the 0007. Many of the poker variants mentioned above are player making wagers as indicia are revealed and given the played against a dealer hand. In more traditional forms of opportunity of holding or discarding indicia during play. In poker, players play against other players, and a highest rank certain embodiments, the casino wins at least a portion of the ing hand wins the round. For example, Texas Hold 'Em is a pot based upon either certain community or non-dealt card game in which players compete against other players to make combinations. a best five-cardhand from seven available cards. After the first O011 U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,206,373 and 6,637,747 to Garrod round of wagering, each player is dealt two hole cards. Five describes methods of and apparatus for playing a card game.
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