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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2001
Derek J. Webb, Littleover, GB;
Roger M. Snow, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Shuffle Master, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A casino wagering game, comprises 1) placing a wager to participate in the game; 2) a dealer dealing a hand of three cards to each player who placed a wager; 3) resolving the player hands against a plurality of predetermined winning poker outcomes; and 4) paying each player odds whose hand consists of a predetermined winning outcome. The present invention comprises a casino style wagering game against a dealer, comprising the steps of placing a wager, dealing a three card poker hand to each player, dealing at least three cards to the dealer, and paying the player on the bet when a poker rank of his hand exceeds the rank of a dealer's hand. In a preferred form of the invention, the hierarchy of poker hand ranking differs from that of standard five card poker.