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(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2006/0084506 A1 Yoseloff Et Al US 20060O84506A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2006/0084506 A1 Yoseloff et al. (43) Pub. Date: Apr. 20, 2006 (54) MULTI-PLAYER PLATFORMS FOR THREE (30) Foreign Application Priority Data CARD POKER AND VAIRLANTS THEREOF Dec. 29, 1994 (GB).................................... GB 94/26324 (75) Inventors: Mark L. Yoseloff, Henderson, NV Jul. 22, 1994 (GB).................................... GB 94/14822 (US); R. Brooke Dunn, Henderson, NV (US); Roger M. Snow, Henderson, NV Publication Classification (US) (51) Int. Cl. Correspondence Address: A63F 9/24 (2006.01) Richard H. Newman (52) U.S. Cl. ................................................. 463/42; 463/13 1106 Palms Airport Drive Las Vegas, NV 89119 (US) (57) ABSTRACT A multi-player platform that provides multiple player posi (73) Assignee: Shuffle Master, Inc. tions for live players to engage in an interactive wagering game with a virtual dealer and virtual cards comprising at (21) Appl. No.: 11/294,302 least two player positions that enable live players to place (22) Filed: Dec. 5, 2005 wagers on the game, a display system for showing a virtual dealer, a display system for showing the virtual cards used Related U.S. Application Data in play of the game, and a database that contains the rules of the wagering game, the processor enabling play for each (60) Continuation-in-part of application No. 10/658,863, player according to the rules in the database, wherein in one filed on Sep. 9, 2003, which is a continuation-in-part embodiment the game comprises the steps of placing a first of application No. 10/016,436, filed on Nov. 1, 2001, wager to participate in a first poker-type game; placing a now Pat. No. 6,698,759, which is a continuation-in second wager to participate in a second poker-type game part of application No. 09/249,118, filed on Feb. 12, played against a pay table; providing at least a partial hand 1999, now Pat. No. 6,345,823, which is a continua for the first poker-type game consisting of multiple cards to tion-in-part of application No. 09/170,092, filed on each player who placed a first wager, the at least a partial Oct. 13, 1998, now Pat. No. 6,237,916, which is a hand for the first poker-type game being a complete hand for continuation-in-part of application No. 08/889,919, the second poker-type game; and resolving each players filed on Jul. 10, 1997, now Pat. No. 6,056,641, which first wager according to the rules of the first poker-type game is a division of application No. 08/504,023, filed on and resolving the second poker-type game according to a Jul. 19, 1995, now Pat. No. 5,685,774. predetermined hierarchy of poker hands in a pay table. Patent Application Publication Apr. 20, 2006 Sheet 1 of 9 US 2006/008450.6 A1 Patent Application Publication Apr. 20, 2006 Sheet 2 of 9 US 2006/008450.6 A1 Patent Application Publication Apr. 20, 2006 Sheet 3 of 9 US 2006/008450.6 A1 Patent Application Publication Apr. 20, 2006 Sheet 4 of 9 US 2006/008450.6 A1 Patent Application Publication Apr. 20, 2006 Sheet 5 of 9 CPUBLOCK2O 22. ~~~°*••--„._. 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The player may withdraw a first POKER AND VAIRLANTS THEREOF portion of his bet after he has examined his partial three-card hand. The community cards are used by each player to form CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED a five-card hand. After the dealer turns the first community APPLICATIONS card face up, the player is given the opportunity to withdraw a second portion of his bet. The third bet must remain at risk. 0001. This application is a continuation-in-part of pend ing U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/658,863, filed Sep. 9, 0009 Standard poker rankings are used to determine the 1993, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent hierarchy of payouts. The hands that pay (highest to lowest) application Ser. No. 10/016,436, filed Nov. 1, 2001, now in a typical LET IT RIDE(R) basic game are: royal flush, U.S. Pat. No. 6,698,759, which is a continuation-in-part of straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/249,118, filed Feb. 12, of a kind, two pair, and a pair. Each winning hand pays odds, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,345,823, which is a continuation and all winning outcomes and corresponding payout odds in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/170,092 filed are listed in a pay table. Optionally, the player can place a Oct. 13, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,237,916, which is a side bet on the occurrence of certain high ranking hands continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. within the predetermined winning outcomes in the base 08/889,919, filed Jul. 10, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,056, game. Both the player cards and the dealer's common cards 641, which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. are used to define the players hand and corresponding hand 08/504,023 filed Jul. 19, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,685,774, ranking in the side bet game. Players are required to make which claims priority of GB 94/26324, filed Dec. 29, 1994 a multiple part bet, and can optionally withdraw part of the and GB 94/14822, filed Jul. 22, 1994, all of which are bet upon viewing some of the cards. incorporated herein by reference. 0010 There are many wagering games used for gam 0002 This application is also related to co-pending U.S. bling. Such games should be exciting to arouse players patent application Ser. No. 10/947,506 filed Oct. 27, 2004, interest and uncomplicated so they can be understood easily Ser. No. 10/938,483 filed Sep. 10, 2004, Ser. No. 10/864,051 by a large number of players. Ideally, the games should filed Jun. 8, 2004 and Ser. No. 10/152,325 filed May 20, include more than one wagering opportunity during the course of the game, yet be able to be played rapidly to a 2002, all of which are also incorporated herein by reference. wager resolving outcome. Exciting play, the opportunity to BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION make more than one wager and rapid wager resolution enhance players interest and enjoyment because the fre 0003) 1. Field of the Invention quency of betting opportunities and bet resolutions is 0004 The present invention relates to games, and more increased. particularly to platforms for automated gaming, and even 0011 Wagering games, particularly those intended pri more particularly to a multi-player platform for automated marily for play in casinos, should provide players with a gaming which simulates the casino environment to enhance sense of participation and control, the opportunity to make the gaming experience. decisions, and reasonable odds of winning, even though the odds favor the casino, house, dealer or banker. The game 0005 2. Background of the Art must also meet the requirements of regulatory agencies. 0006 Casinos and leisure establishments continually Wagering games, including wagering games for casino play, require new games to offer their clientele. Such games are with multiple wagering opportunities are known. U.S. Pat. generally required to enable each player to play against a Nos. 4,861,041 and 5,087,405 (both to Jones et al.) disclose banker (who usually also acts as dealer) provided by the methods and apparatus for progressive jackpot gaming, casino, rather than against other players. Alternatively, in a respectively. The former patent discloses that a player may “card room' game each player may have the option to act as make an additional wager at the beginning of a hand, the banker, while the establishment runs the game on behalf of outcome of the additional wager being determined by a the banker and takes fees from the players. predetermined arrangement of cards in the players hand. 0007 Players typically enjoy games which can be played U.S. Pat. No. 4,836,553 (to Suttle and Jones) discloses a rapidly and which offer players a plurality of choices. A modified version of a five card stud poker game. plurality of choices heightens player interest in games. It 0012 Live table games have various limitations and would therefore be desirable to provide card games com disadvantages that have long plagued the casino industry, prising a plurality of new wagering options.
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