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In a card game, each player and the dealer are dealt three cards to form a two-card hand and a one-card hand, corresponding to a HIGH hand and a LOW hand. The player HIGH and LOW hands are compared with the respective dealer hands to determine a game result. In one operating mode, players can make a wager for each of the hands, and the wagers are paid or taken separately depending on the respective comparison results. Alternatively, players may make a single wager that wins if the player at least wins one and pushes one of the two hands. The game also includes provisions for proposition wagers such as a copy wager and/or a pair wager as well as an empty hand or Dragon Hand concept.
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- This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/845,332, filed May 1, 2001, the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in this application.
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- The present invention relates to a casino poker game and, more particularly, to a card game providing multiple-hand competition with competition and proposition wagers.
- Multiple-hand poker games are currently in play in casinos. An example of such a game is so-called Pai Gow poker, which may also be played in a card room environment. The game was originally based on Chinese Dominoes or Pai Gow, and the common card version may also be known as Asian Poker or Double Hand. Double Hand may be played as a player banked game with the bank moving in rotation or as a house banked game with a fixed banker also being the dealer. Double Hand is usually played with a Joker included in a 53-card deck, with the Joker being used in a straight or in a flush or as an Ace.
- At Double Hand, each player makes a wager, then the player and dealer each receive seven cards. Each player forms a five-card poker hand and a two-card poker hand, with the 5-card hand being superior to the two-card hand. In the two-card hand, only Pairs and High cards are of value, whereas in the 5-card hand, all poker hands are possible. The player hands are compared to the dealer hands. A player winning both hands is paid 1 to 1 on the wager. A player winning one hand and losing one hand pushes the wager, and a player losing both hands loses the wager. The house advantage is generated by two means. Firstly, a commission is paid on player winnings; secondly, any copy hand is deemed as won by the house.
- There are a number of problems with Double Hand operation. For example, collection of commission is time-consuming and may result in errors. Moreover, setting the dealer hand the house way is complex and error prone for a novice dealer. Hand setting is also complex and intimidating for novice players. There are certain rituals regarding selecting the first player to be dealt to and dealing to absent player positions that slow down the game. Additionally, there is a very high proportion of push decisions, and due to the initially dealt 7-card hands, the game is restricted to six players.
- It would thus be desirable to provide a simplified multiple-hand poker game that improves upon existing games and is desirable to both players and casinos.
- In a triple hand poker game, after making one or more wagers, the players and dealer each receive a hand of five cards and create three hands being a two-card HIGH hand, a two-card MID hand, and a one-card LOW hand. In one wagering embodiment, each player places one wager. If the player wins two or three of the hands, then the wager wins. If the player loses two or three of the hands, then the wager is lost. In another wagering embodiment, the player places three equal wagers being one on each of the respective hands.
- In each wagering embodiment, the high frequency of push hands in the previous Double Hand game is eliminated. Moreover, there is no commission paid on winnings as the house advantage is within the copy. The copy occurs more frequently in the Double Hand game in the two-card hand than the 5-card hand. In the triple hand game according to the invention, there are two possible two-card copy hands and one much more possible one-card copy hand. Copy rules may be varied to create different house advantages.
- Additionally, there are at least two possible proposition wager options. A COPY wager is a wager that at least one copy hand will result between the player and the dealer. Either the payoff increases as the number of copy hands increases, providing different payoffs, or there is a composite payoff. Additionally, a PAIR wager is a wager that the player hand will include at least one pair with a payoff increasing as the total poker hand rank increases, or there is a composite payoff.
- In still another feature of the invention, a hand not being played by a player is designated as a Dragon Hand, and a player with a hand may also wager on the Dragon Hand against the dealer hand. Alternatively, the dealer may have as many as three hands that the player can wager against. These additional options are more viable at Triple Hand according to the present invention where hand setting is more fixed than at the previous Double Hand game. Moreover, knowledge of other cards is less relevant at Triple Hand according to the present invention.
- In a modified version according to the present invention, three cards are dealt to each player, who then form a two-card HIGH hand and a one-card LOW hand. The manner of forming the two hands is fixed and easy to understand, thereby effecting a fast-paced and easily understandable game.
- In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method of playing a card game includes the steps of (a) dealing a plurality of cards to a player and a dealer, which cards may be dealt from a plurality of decks; (b) the player and the dealer each forming two hands with the plurality of cards corresponding to a HIGH hand and a LOW hand, wherein for the dealer, step (b) is practiced according to predetermined hand-forming rules such that with a hand of no pair, the HIGH hand contains at least a high card and a low card, and the LOW hand is an odd card; and (c) determining a game result by comparing the player HIGH and LOW hands with the respective dealer hands. Preferably, the HIGH hand must be better than the LOW hand. Moreover, only pairs and high cards may have rank value, or alternatively, a two-card straight flush, a two-card straight, a two-card flush, pairs and high cards all have rank value.
- The method may further comprise, prior to step (a), the step of receiving a competition wager from the player on the game result. In this context, the wager receiving step may comprise receiving the competition wager from the player that both of the player HIGH and LOW hands will beat the dealer's respective hands according to the comparison in step (c). Additionally, after step (c), the method may include the step of paying a payout of 1 to 1 if the player LOW hand beats the dealer's LOW hand and the player HIGH hand is at least a copy of the dealer's HIGH hand according to the comparison in step (c). The wager receiving step may comprise receiving a HIGH hand wager and a LOW hand wager, and the method may further comprise, after step (c), the step of paying a payout for each player hand that beats the dealer's respective hands according to the comparison in step (c). Preferably, the payout is 1 to 1. Additionally, the HIGH hand wager and the LOW hand wager may be required to be equal amounts.
- The method may further include, prior to step (a), the step of receiving a proposition wager for a peripheral event during the card game. In this context, the peripheral event comprises at least one occurrence of a copy hand between the player and the dealer. A variable payout may then be paid based on a number of copy hands between the player and the dealer. The peripheral event preferably comprises an occurrence of a pair in the player's plurality of cards.
- The method may still further comprise, prior to step (a), the step of receiving a side wager on at least one dragon hand and substantially concurrently with step (a), the steps of dealing a plurality of cards and correspondingly forming each of the at least one dragon hand into two hands with the plurality of cards corresponding to a HIGH hand and a LOW hand; determining a dragon hand game result by comparing the at least one dragon hand HIGH and LOW hands with either the respective dealer hands or the respective player hands; and resolving the side wager according to the dragon hand game result.
- Step (b) may be practiced according to predetermined hand rules for the player matching those for the dealer. Additionally, step (b) may be practiced by prohibiting the dealer from splitting a pair.
- In another exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method of playing a card game includes the steps of (a) enabling a player to place at least one wager on a game result; (b) dealing three playing cards each to the player and a dealer; (c) the player and the dealer each forming two hands with the three cards corresponding to a two-card HIGH hand and a one-card LOW hand, at least the dealer being constrained according to predetermined hand-forming rules such that with a hand of no pair, the HIGH hand contains a high card and a low card and the LOW hand is an odd card; (d) determining the game result by comparing the player HIGH and LOW hands with the respective dealer hands; and (e) resolving the at least one wager according to the comparison in step (d).
- These and other aspects and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of a table arrangement of a Triple Hand game of the invention;
- FIG. 2 shows one section of a preferably seven section/seven player table arrangement of a Double Hand game of the present invention; and
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure effecting game play according to the apparatus of the present invention.
- In the following detailed description, a method and apparatus according to the present invention will be described in conjunction with its application to a casino environment, thus incorporating wagers, payouts, etc. Those of ordinary skill in the art will readily comprehend alternative applications of the present invention outside a casino environment, and the invention is not meant to be limited to the described application. For example, the game may be embodied in a video game that is played for entertainment purposes against a computer or the like. Alternatively, players may play the game without wagers in a head-to-head format with one player acting as a dealer, with the players simply keeping track of wins and losses.
- With reference to FIG. 1, Triple Hand poker may be played on a Blackjack style or Poker style table with a dealer also acting as a banker in the house banked version. Typically, a standard 52-card deck of playing cards is used. The playing surface or
table layout 10 includes a playingarea 12 for each player, each with three primary wager areas forHIGH 14,MID 16 andLOW 18. The playingarea 12 also includes two secondary wager areas for aCOPY wager 20 and aPAIR wager 22. Three card hand areas are provided for each player for aHIGH hand 24,MID hand 26, andLOW hand 28. Adealer area 30 similarly contains three card hand areas for aHIGH hand 32,MID hand 34 andLOW hand 36. Rules and payoffs are displayed at 38. - In a preferred operating mode, to play the game, each player places three equal compulsory wagers at
wager areas secondary wager areas hand area 24, the two-card MID hands are placed athand area 26, and the one-card LOW hands are placed athand area 28. After all players have acted, the dealer cards are exposed and set into three similar hands of two cards, two cards and one card and placed respectively atcard hand areas - The exact method of dealer hand set depends on the version in operation, which can be set according to casino-specific rules. For example, in one playing embodiment, only pairs and high cards have rank value. In this embodiment, a preferred standard house way of setting hands is provided according to predetermined handforming rules as follows:
- (1) with a hand of two pair, the HIGH hand is a high pair, the MID hand is a low pair, and the LOW hand is an odd card;
- (2) with a hand of one pair, the HIGH hand is a pair, the MID hand contains a high card and a low card, and the LOW hand is an odd card; and
- (3) with a hand of no pair, the HIGH hand is a highest card and a lowest card, the MID hand is a second highest card and a second lowest card, and the LOW hand is a third highest card. In an alternative “no pair” forming rule, (3) the HIGH hand is a highest card and a second lowest card, the MID hand is a second highest card and a lowest card, and the LOW hand is a third highest card. This provides a simple fixed house way capable of being implemented by any dealer. Additionally, the player perception is that the house is restricted in playing strategy.
- In another playing embodiment, a two-card straight flush, a two-card straight and a two-card flush also have rank value. With these additional hands, the manner of setting the dealer hands can be varied significantly according to house rules. In either playing mode, a rule may be established that pairs in the dealer hands are never split.
- The dealer then evaluates each player hand in rotation. The respective dealer and player HIGH hands24, 32 are compared, the MID hands 26, 34 are compared, and the LOW hands 28, 36 are compared. Each wager at
wager areas primary wager areas - In the event of an exact same hand, for example, a hand having an equal poker rank, this specific hand is regarded as a copy, and house rules apply accordingly. Preferably, the house wins a copy hand wager. The rules for resolving copy hands can be altered, however, to modify the casino house advantage. For example, although the house may win one copy, the player may win two- or three-copy hands. Odds above 1 to 1 could apply in this instance. Another example is that the house wins a copy on an exact nominated hand (e.g., LOW) but the player wins a copy on either of the other exact nominated hands (in this case, HIGH and MID).
- If a player places one or more secondary proposition wagers, these wagers are paid appropriately during the dealer's evaluation of each player's hands. A COPY proposition wager at
secondary wager area 20 wins an appropriate payoff upon the occurrence of a copy hand between the player and the dealer. The payoff may be increased as the number of copy hands increases, providing different payoffs, or there may be a composite payoff. Similar rules apply with respect to the PAIR proposition wager atwager area 22. The PAIR proposition wager wins a payoff upon the occurrence of a pair in one of the two two-card player hands. The payoff may increase as the total poker rank increases, or the wager may be awarded a composite payoff. Dealer hand pairs etc. may also be incorporated into the PAIR proposition wager. - In yet another operating mode, there are additional competition wagers that may be placed by the players. A hand not being played by a player is designated as an empty hand or Dragon Hand, and a player may also wager on the Dragon Hand against the dealer hand. With fewer cards used, there is the possibility of a minimum of two Dragon Hands. Alternatively, the dealer may have as many as three hands that the players can wager against. Thus, a first competition wager option is that all players may bet against the dealer hand on any hand that does not have a designated player. A second competition wager option is that the player hand is bet against any hand that does not have a designated player, with these hands deemed to be dealer hands for this purpose.
- In still another operating mode, the game can be played as a two-hand game, where each player and the dealer receive three cards in rotation. Each player and the dealer then create two hands with the three cards being a HIGH hand of two cards and a LOW hand of one card. Similar to the Triple Hand version discussed above, the HIGH hand must be better than the LOW hand for all players and the dealer.
- The method of dealer hand set is also similar to the Triple Hand version discussed above. In particular, the dealer is prohibited from splitting a PAIR. If the dealer's hand does not include a PAIR, the division of cards is the same as the operating mode described above with a hand of one PAIR, where the high hand contains a high card and a low card, and the LOW hand is an odd card.
- The players may or may not also be required to set their hands the house way. With respect to wagers, in a preferred embodiment, a push on the one-card LOW hand is won by the house, whereas a push on the two-card HIGH hand is won by the player. Of course, variations in game play will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.
- As would also be apparent to those skilled in the relevant art, the invention can be embodied in a wide variety and forms of media such as, but not limited to, single player slot video machines, multi-player slot video machines, electronic games and devices, lottery terminals, scratch-card formats, software, as well as in-flight, home and Internet entertainment. In addition, the invention can be readily implemented as a computer program product (e.g., floppy disk, compact disk, etc.) comprising a computer readable medium having control logic recorded therein to implement the features of the invention as described in relation to the other preferred embodiments. Control logic can be loaded into the memory of a computer and executed by a central processing unit (CPU) to perform the operations described herein.
- In this context, referring to FIG. 3, a block diagram is illustrated showing the components of an apparatus configured for playing the game according to the invention. The apparatus includes a
display 40, aplayer interface 42, andcircuitry 44 for effecting game play and including structure for receiving wagers, dealing hands and resolving wagers according to the game rules. That is, aprocessing circuit 44 is programmed to effect game play according to the rules of the game, enabling players to selectively form HIGH, MID and LOW hands, and HIGH and LOW hands in the alternative operating mode, and automatically forming dealer hands according to hand-forming rules. The system resolves competition wagers based on a comparison of the player HIGH, MID and LOW hands, or HIGH and LOW hands, with the respective dealer hands, and resolves proposition wagers according to game rules. - The game according to the present invention enables a number of advantages not previously recognized in existing games. The incidence of pushes, which occurs often in conventional Double Hand poker, has been eliminated. The calculation and collection of commission has been eliminated, thereby also eliminating the associated errors and collection problems. The house way may be set to eliminate any variation and subsequent potential dealer error. An alternative house way allowing variation from standard set in certain situations offers only minimal opportunity for strategy variation and subsequent potential dealer error. The simplicity of hand setting also enables ease of player and dealer acceptance.
- The wager embodiment of multiple wagers is attractive to players. This creates more wagers on the table and a higher payoff frequency, although one of the payoff situations is an overall player loss. The proposition wagers of COPY and PAIR both have sufficient frequency to appear to be accessible and allow rewarding odds payoffs. The extra wager options on additional hands is beneficial where there is a low player table occupancy.
- While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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1. A method of playing a card game comprising:
(a) dealing a plurality of cards to a player and a dealer;
(b) the player and the dealer each forming two hands with the plurality of cards corresponding to a HIGH hand and a LOW hand, wherein for the dealer, step (b) is practiced according to predetermined hand-forming rules such that with a hand of no pair, the HIGH hand contains at least a high card and a low card, and the LOW hand is an odd card; and
(c) determining a game result by comparing the player HIGH and LOW hands with the respective dealer hands.
2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the HIGH hand must be better than the LOW hand.
3. A method according to claim 1 , wherein only pairs and high cards have rank value.
4. A method according to claim 1 , wherein a two-card straight flush, a two-card straight, a two-card flush, pairs and high cards have rank value.
5. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising, prior to step (a), the step of receiving a competition wager from the player on the game result.
6. A method according to claim 5 , wherein the wager receiving step comprises receiving the competition wager from the player that both of the player HIGH and LOW hands will beat the dealer's respective hands according to the comparison in step (c).
7. A method according to claim 5 , further comprising, after step (c), the step of paying a payout of 1 to 1 if the player LOW hand beats the dealer's LOW hand and the player HIGH hand is at least a copy of the dealer's HIGH hand according to the comparison in step (c).
8. A method according to claim 5 , wherein the wager receiving step comprises receiving a HIGH hand wager and a LOW hand wager, and further comprising, after step (c), the step of paying a payout for each player hand that beats the dealer's respective hands according to the comparison in step (c).
9. A method according to claim 8 , wherein the payout is 1 to 1.
10. A method according to claim 8 , wherein the HIGH hand wager and the LOW hand wager are equal amounts.
11. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising, prior to step (a), the step of receiving a proposition wager for a peripheral event during the card game.
12. A method according to claim 11 , wherein the peripheral event comprises at least one occurrence of a copy hand between the player and the dealer.
13. A method according to claim 12 , further comprising paying a variable payout based on a number of copy hands between the player and the dealer.
14. A method according to claim 11 , wherein the peripheral event comprises an occurrence of a pair in the player's plurality of cards.
15. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising, prior to step (a), the step of receiving a side wager on at least one dragon hand and substantially concurrently with step (a), the steps of:
dealing a plurality of cards and correspondingly forming each of the at least one dragon hand into two hands with the plurality of cards corresponding to a HIGH hand and a LOW hand;
determining a dragon hand game result by comparing the at least one dragon hand HIGH and LOW hands with either the respective dealer hands or the respective player hands; and
resolving the side wager according to the dragon hand game result.
16. A method according to claim 1 , wherein step (b) is practiced according to predetermined hand rules for the player matching those for the dealer.
17. A method according to claim 1 , wherein step (b) is practiced by prohibiting the dealer from splitting a pair.
18. A method according to claim 1 , wherein step (a) is practiced by dealing from multiple decks.
19. An apparatus for playing a card game comprising:
means for dealing a plurality of cards to a player and a dealer;
means for the player and the dealer each forming two hands with the plurality of cards corresponding to a HIGH hand and a LOW hand, wherein the dealer hand is formed according to predetermined hand-forming rules such that with a hand of no pair, the HIGH hand contains at least a high card and a low card, and the LOW hand is an odd card; and
means for determining a game result by comparing the player HIGH and LOW hands with the respective dealer hands.
20. A method of playing a card game comprising:
(a) enabling a player to place at least one wager on a game result;
(b) dealing three playing cards each to the player and a dealer;
(c) the player and the dealer each forming two hands with the three cards corresponding to a two-card HIGH hand and a one-card LOW hand, at least the dealer being constrained according to predetermined hand-forming rules such that with a hand of no pair, the HIGH hand contains a high card and a low card and the LOW hand is an odd card;
(d) determining the game result by comparing the player HIGH and LOW hands with the respective dealer hands; and
(e) resolving the at least one wager according to the comparison in step (d).
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