US20040183254A1

US20040183254A1 - River card poker

Info

Publication number: US20040183254A1
Application number: US10/390,931
Authority: US
Inventors: T. Christian Schlumbrecht
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-03-19
Filing date: 2003-03-19
Publication date: 2004-09-23

Abstract

River Card Poker starts when each player makes the first bet, the Ante Bet. Each player will then receive three (3) hold cards face down in their hand The player also receives One (1) card face up in front of that player. The player then evaluates their hand and determines to stay of fold. If the player stays in the hand the player then makes the Call Bet to receive One (1) card face up in front of that player to give the player a five-card poker hand. The player then evaluates the hand to again determine to stay in the game or fold. If the player wishes to remain in the game the River Bet will be made affording the player to see and use the River Card that the dealer delivers face up in the center of the table for all players to use. The dealer then reveals each players hand starting from the dealers right working to the left playing and taking the hands in that order. The dealer will then collect all player cards from in from of that player and deliver the cards into the discard holder. The dealer will give the appropriate shuffle and the game will start over again. Ante bet is a 1 unit bet and wins even money an all payouts Call bet is a 1 unit bet and wins house odds River bet is a 2 unit bet and wins house odds player can fold at any time or play to the end making all bets to stay in the game player has 5 cards in their hand and 1 community cards for 5 card hand. Player plays against a pay table, dealer does not have a hand in the game.

Description

Object: River Card Poker is a five card standard game of Poker where the player has the option to use the Sixth (6th) river card to complete the five (5) card hand. The game starts when each player participating in the game makes the ante bet. The player is then afforded Three (3) down cards in their hand and One (1) face up card positioned in a designated area in front of the player of that card. The player then decides to stay in the game by making the “call” bet or the player can fold the hand (when the player folds the hand by not making the appropriate bet, the player is out of the game for the remainder of that hand). After the player makes the “call” bet the Player is then afforded another card dealt face up in a designated area in front of that player. This now gives the player a Five (5) card poker hand. The player then decides to stay in the hand by making the “River” bet or by not making the appropriate bet and folding the hand. After the player makes the “River” bet, One (1) card will be dealt face up in the center of the gaming table, this card is called the River card and is used by all players still remaining in the game by making all appropriate bets in the game. The dealer then decides which hand are winning hand by starting from dealers right and working to the left exposing each hand paying the winning bets and taking the losing bet. The pay table will be manufactured by statistical analysts.

Note: There are no wild cards in this game.

Ante Bet: The ante bet is make at the start of the game and affords the player to receive Three (3) Down cards and One (1) face up card (only to be used by that individual player and no one else). The ante bet must be made before the cards are dealt and must be make for any player to participate in the game. The ante bet is an even money payout on all winning hands.

Call Bet: The Call bet is made after the player receives Three (3) cards face down and One (1) card face up. The player then evaluates the hand to determine to either fold the hand (stopping play for the remainder of the game for that player) or making the Call bet to remain in the game. When the call bet is made the player is then afforded One (1) card face up (to be used by that player only and no other player) making the hand a Five card total hand at this point. The Call bet is the equal amount to the ante bet and this bet begins winning the Jackpot pay table odds set forth by the casino.

River Bet: The River Bet is the final bet the player will make for that round of play. The River Bet is double of the Ante and Call Bets the River bet affords the player to see and use the Sixth (6th) and final card of the game. The dealer will place the River card face up in the center of the table for all players remaining in the game to use. The River Bet wins the Jackpot pay table odds set forth by the casino.

River Card Poker

SUMMARY OF GAME

River Card Poker starts when each player makes the first bet, the Ante Bet Each player then receives Three (3) hold cards face down in their hand. The player also receives One (1) card face up in front of that player. The player then evaluates their hand and determines to stay of fold. If the player stays in the hand the player then makes the Call Bet to receive One (1) card face up in front of that player to give the player a five card poker hand. The player then evaluates the hand to again determine to stay in the game or fold. If the player wishes to remain in the game the River Bet will be made affording the player to see and use the River. Card that the dealer delivers face up in the center of the table for all players to use the dealer then reveals each players hand starting from the dealers right working to the left playing and taking the hands in that order the dealer will then collect all player cards from in from of that player and deliver the cards into the discard holder the dealer will give the appropriate shuffle and the game will start over again. [0006]

Claims

1) The method of playing a casino poker comprising the steps of,

A) affording each player the opportunity of making a one (1) unit ante bet,

B) Dealing three (3) cards to each player face down and dealing one (1) card to each player for that player only face Up,

C) After step (B), performing once the option of the players to fold their individual hand and surrendering the ante bet to the casino or by making a one (1) unit call bet to remain in the game,

D) After step (C) the players that remain in the hand by making the call bet, will receive one (I) card face up only to be used by that player, this will bring the total cards used by each player to a total of five (5),

E) The players are then afforded the option once again to either fold the hand and surrendering the ante and call bets to the casino or by making a two (2) unit River Bet,

F) once the river bet has been made, the player is afforded one (1) last card to be used by all player still remaining in the game by making all appropriate bets, this the river card,

G) once the river card has been exposed the dealer will start from dealer right and work to the dealer left exposing all players hands paying the predetermined winning hands and taking the losing hands that do not meet the qualifications of the predetermined winning payout,

H) of line (B) the player will receive three (3) hold cards face down and one (1) up card to be used only by that player,

I) of line (C) the player will receive one (I) card face up to be used only by that player bringing the total card count for that player to five (5),

J) of line (D) the river card will be dealt from the deck into a designated area in the center of the table to be used by all players in the game,

K) of line (A) the ante bet is a one (1) unit bet,

L) of line (B) the call bet is a one (1) unit bet,

M) of line (C) the river bet is a two (2) unit bet,

N) predetermined house odds will be set by mathematics and chosen by the individual casino,

O) method of playing said casino poker game,

P) affording each player to make a one (1) unit ante bet to play in said casino poker game,

Q) dealing three (3) down cards to each player and one (1) up card to each player to be used by only that player,

R) affording each player to make a one (1) unit call bet whereas one (1) card face up will be delivered to each player totaling a five (5) card hand,

S) affording each player the option of making a two (2) unit river bet affording each player to see and use the sixth and final river card to be used by all players as a community card or folding the hand,

T) after the players make the decision to stay or fold the dealer will expose the river card and each players hand in the predetermined order settle all wagers between the casino and players,

U) three (3) cards are dealt face down and three (3) cards are dealt face up in this game.