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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Derek J. Webb, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
Shuffle Master Gaming, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 1/00 ;
Abstract
Card games that combine the play of a Poker-variant card game (e.g., three-, four-, and five-card Poker) with a side wager (e.g., Pair Plus). Players wagering against a dealer's hand, optionally wager against a predetermined ranking of winning hands, and may place additional wagers. According to another aspect, players are provided with a wild card which is retained and used repeatedly by each player with each hand.