Amusement devices: games – Card or tile games – cards or tiles therefor
Reexamination Certificate
2000-07-28
2003-07-08
Sewell, Paul T. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Card or tile games, cards or tiles therefor
C273S279000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06588757
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to card games and, in particular, to card games for use in casinos and cardrooms.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention is offered under the trademark Wild 7 Card Thrill. The present invention is a seven-card-stub poker game, played with at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus one or more Jokers, preferably four Jokers. Each Joker can be used as any card to form a pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, 5 of a Kind, Straight Flush or Royal Flush. All Players play against the Casino Dealer (Banker) or the Player Banker (another Player who acts as the Banker in the cardroom setting).
After a Player has made at least one bet on the value of the Player's own hand, the Player is dealt seven cards, and then the Player must select the best five-card poker hand from the Player's seven cards; the Player's wager wins if the Player's best five-card poker hand is one of the winning hands of the bet the Player bets on; if the Player's best five-card poker hand is neither one of the winning hands nor a pushing hand (the hand that is considered as a tie for the bet), the Player loses the wager.
The present invention consists of eight types of bets: Kings Two Pair Or Better Bet, Aces Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet, 4 Of A Kind Or Better Bet and Bonus Bet, and their respective, appropriate payout odds.
It is an advantage of the present invention that it provides familiar elements of traditional poker, is easy to be learned and played by new Players, as well as easy to be learned and managed by card dealers. It is an advantage that since a hand has only one way setting and no additional bet is allowed after cards are dealt, and Players have no more decisions to make, therefore, Players are able to relax and enjoy reading their cards, having pleasant gaming experiences. Another advantage is that in a casino setting, the game is played in a non-adversarial, friendly social atmosphere because Players play against the House, not against other Player(s).
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Elman Gerry J.
Elman Technology Law, PC
Legesse Nini F.
Sewell Paul T.
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