Method and apparatus for playing a high/low poker game

Details Method and apparatus for playing a high/low poker game Method and apparatus for playing a high/low poker game

1998-08-25

2000-10-24

Passaniti, Sebastiano

Amusement devices: games

Card or tile games, cards or tiles therefor

273303, 273309, 273294, A63F 100

Patent

active

061354538

ABSTRACT:
A method of playing a high/low poker game includes each seated player placing a first high hand wager in a first high hand betting location and a first low hand wager in a first low hand betting location; each seated player optionally placing one or more additional wagers in one or more additional high hand or low hand betting locations; each seated player designating at least two cards or tiles selected from an initial hand as a high hand and designating at least two cards or tiles from an initial hand as a low hand; determining winners and paying wagers for the first high hand and first low hand betting locations by comparing the relative rank of the seated players' high hands and low hands, respectively; and, if a seated player placed a wager in one or more additional high hand or low hand betting locations, then determining winners and paying wagers for each additional high hand betting location and each additional low hand betting location. A banking version of a high/low poker game additionally includes the step of a dealer setting out a dealer high hand and a dealer low hand to which the player's hands will be compared. In addition, an apparatus for playing a high/low poker game includes a playing area with at least two player stations designated to provide a high hand placement location; a low hand placement location; two or more high hand betting locations; and two or more low hand betting locations.

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