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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2004
Mark L. Yoseloff, Henderson, NV (US);
R. Brooke Dunn, Henderson, NV (US);
Philip S. Smith, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Roger M. Snow, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Mark L. Yoseloff, Henderson, NV (US);
R. Brooke Dunn, Henderson, NV (US);
Philip S. Smith, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Roger M. Snow, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Shuffle Master, Inc, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A live casino operated tables, games, video games, automated games with live players, or by having a dealer or banker provided with a casino table poker game utilizes at least one deck of playing cards, the game comprising: each player placing at least one wager to participate in the casino game; dealing a first number of cards to a dealer as a banker's hand, the first number of cards being greater than the number of cards to be used in determination of a poker rank hand for the banker's hand; dealing a second number of cards to each player, the second number of cards being greater than the number of cards to be used in determination of a poker rank hand for each player; the dealer discarding at least one card from the banker's hand to form a resulting single dealer hand; each player discarding at least one card to form a resulting player's hand for each player, wherein the number of cards in resulting player's hands and the resulting banker's hand are equal; and resolving each player hand against the banker's hand according to predetermined game rules. The initial player's wagers must be at least matched with a Game Bet (or play bet of 1× or more of the Ante) to remain in the game after players have received their cards. The Game Bet multiple is selected by the player. The game may be a live table game or part of an interactive gaming system.