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Method of playing a poker game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-12-05
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Granted: 1991-11-26
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Expires: 2010-12-05
Abstract
Abstract A method for playing a poker-type card game in which distributed cards by a dealer are sequentially bid by sequential players, wherein each bid is defined by a number of like cards held by each bidder or believed to be held by opposing players, whereupon each bid if successful awards a bidding player a predetermined amount of money from each opposing player, wherein such bid is challenged by an opposing player successfully, a bidding player must pay each opposing player an equal predetermined amount of currency.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond M. Rinkavage
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 12:20
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F1/02; A63F3/00; A63F3/00697; A63F2003/00716; A63F2003/00719; A63F2003/00722; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00063; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
237 words
A method of playing a poker game, including a plurality of players, comprising the steps of, providing a deck of cards, including a plurality of identical sets of a predetermined number of cards, each card in each identical set having a distinguishable numerical value and each identical set of cards representing numerals in ascending order and providing each player with a predetermined amount of currency, and selecting a dealer from a plurality of players, and the dealer distributing a finite number of cards to each of the plurality of players, wherein the finite number of cards is less than ten percent of the number of cards in the deck of cards, and each player in turn announces a bid of a predetermined number of like numbered cards based on a first number of the like number of cards held by each player and a second number of the like number of cards based on speculation to be held by remaining players of the plurality of players, and opposing players selectively challenging the bid or selectively presenting a further bid defining a further number of cards greater than the group of like numbered cards, wherein said each player by correctly substantiating the bid subject to the challenge receives from each player a penalty number of currency or alternatively, upon not substantiating the bid, pays each remaining player of the plurality of players the predetermined number of currency dollars.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
237 words
A method of playing a poker game, including a plurality of players, comprising the steps of, providing a deck of cards, including a plurality of identical sets of a predetermined number of cards, each card in each identical set having a distinguishable numerical value and each identical set of cards representing numerals in ascending order and providing each player with a predetermined amount of currency, and selecting a dealer from a plurality of players, and the dealer distributing a finite number of cards to each of the plurality of players, wherein the finite number of cards is less than ten percent of the number of cards in the deck of cards, and each player in turn announces a bid of a predetermined number of like numbered cards based on a first number of the like number of cards held by each player and a second number of the like number of cards based on speculation to be held by remaining players of the plurality of players, and opposing players selectively challenging the bid or selectively presenting a further bid defining a further number of cards greater than the group of like numbered cards, wherein said each player by correctly substantiating the bid subject to the challenge receives from each player a penalty number of currency or alternatively, upon not substantiating the bid, pays each remaining player of the plurality of players the predetermined number of currency dollars.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the predetermined amount of currency provided each player is determined by an equation where C=50+X (50), and where C equals a predetermined amount of currency, and X equals players of the plurality of players in excess of two.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the step of providing a deck of cards includes defining the plurality of sets as ten, and the predetermined number of cards as ten, wherein each of the ten sets includes a card designating two, a card designating three, a card designating four, a card designating five, a card designating six, a card designating seven, a card designating eight, a card designating nine, a card designating ten and a card designating ace.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
128 words
A method as set forth in claim 3 wherein the step of providing a deck of cards includes the step of forming each card with a forward surface and a rear surface, wherein the forward surface includes a first fabric connector strip, including a matrix of hooks formed thereon defined by a predetermined length and spaced from a bottom edge of the card a predetermined spacing, and forming a second connector strip on the rear surface of the card, wherein the second connector strip includes a matrix of fabric loops mounted on the second connector strip, and wherein the second connector strip is defined by the predetermined length and spaced from the bottom edge of the card the predetermined spacing to permit ease of assemblage of the cards.
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