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Method of playing a wagering game
Assignee: FRED WOLF A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP
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Filing: 1995-04-03
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Granted: 1995-09-26
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Expires: 2015-04-03
Abstract
Abstract A method of playing a wagering game 20 between a plurality of players wherein each player places a wager 500 and an action player is selected. Commencing with the action player, hands of any one of a plurality of different games are dealt to the players (step 28). The action player and the next sequential player expose and compare hands (step 30). The winning player collects the wager 500 of the losing player (step 32). Play continues with the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winner (step 34). The winning player collects the wager 500 of the losing player (step 36). The steps of exposing and comparing (step 34), and collecting (step 36) are repeated sequentially until all players have participated. In a preferred embodiment, players are afforded the opportunity of placing first 601, second 602, and third 603 wagers, each of which is apportioned in the above manner.
Inventors
- 👤 John Skratulia
- 👤 Fred Wolf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:30
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00157; A63F1/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players, wherein a dealer deals hands to each player, comprising the steps of: the players each placing a wager; selecting an action player; commencing with the action players the dealer sequentially dealing hands to the players; the action player and the first sequential player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said wager from the other player; the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said wager from the other player; and, repeating said steps of the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning players and the player with the best hand collecting said wager from the other players until all players have participated.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
144 words
A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players, wherein a dealer deals hands to each player, comprising the steps of: the players each placing a wager; selecting an action player; commencing with the action players the dealer sequentially dealing hands to the players; the action player and the first sequential player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said wager from the other player; the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said wager from the other player; and, repeating said steps of the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning players and the player with the best hand collecting said wager from the other players until all players have participated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the direction of sequential action is clockwise.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim is wherein the direction of sequential action is counterclockwise
Claim 5
Independent Claim
96 words
The method according to claim Is said step of selecting an action player further comprising: providing a plurality of dice and an action button; the player having the best hand in the previous round of play rolling said plurality of dice; totalling the numeric value of said plurality of dice; beginning with the player having the best hand in the previous round of plays the dealer sequentially counting players until the total numeric value of the dice is reached, thereby establishing the action player; and, the dealer placing said action button adjacent to the action player.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein in said steps of comparing hands, a tie hand results in no collection of wager from either player, and the previous winning player continues play with the next sequential player.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 1, said wagers equaling a predetermined table limit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of the players each placing a wager further includes the players contributing a predetermined collection amount to said dealer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method according to claim 1, where after said step of selecting an action players each player is given the opportunity to surrender, wherein the player forfeits one-half of his/her wager and does not participate in the hand.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of commencing with the action players the dealer dealing hands to the players includes the dealing of hands for a game selected from a plurality of different games.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 9, wherein said game is selected from the group consisting of Pan Nine, Pai Gow Poker, California Blackjack (22), Blackjack Jokers (21), and Royal Double Hand Poker.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein for the game of Pan Nine a player must stand on 7 and above, and a tie hand results in no collection of wager from either players and the previous winning player continues play with the next sequential player.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein for the game of Pai Gow Poker having front and back hands, in order for a player to win, he/she must either win both said front and said back hands, or win one hand and tie the other, and if each player wins one hand, no wager is collected from either player, and the stronger two-card hand continues play with the next sequential player.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein for the game of California Blackjack if a player has two aces, subsequent players do not draw to their hands.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
389 words
A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players, wherein a dealer deals hands to each player, comprising the steps of: the players each placing a first wager, and as desired, placing a second and third wager; selecting an action player; commencing with the action player, the dealer sequentially dealing hands to the players; commencing sequentially with the action player, the first third wager-placing player and the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player; the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player; repeating said steps of the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player, until all third wager-placing players have participated; commencing sequentially with the action player, the first second wager-placing player and the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player; the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player; repeating said steps of the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player, until all second wager-placing players have participated; the action player and the next sequential player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player; the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player; and, repeating said steps of the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other players until all players have participated.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
389 words
A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players, wherein a dealer deals hands to each player, comprising the steps of: the players each placing a first wager, and as desired, placing a second and third wager; selecting an action player; commencing with the action player, the dealer sequentially dealing hands to the players; commencing sequentially with the action player, the first third wager-placing player and the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player; the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player; repeating said steps of the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player, until all third wager-placing players have participated; commencing sequentially with the action player, the first second wager-placing player and the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player; the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player; repeating said steps of the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player, until all second wager-placing players have participated; the action player and the next sequential player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player; the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player; and, repeating said steps of the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other players until all players have participated.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 14, wherein the direction of sequential action is clockwise.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 14, wherein the direction of sequential action is counterclockwise.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
96 words
The method according to claim 14, said step of selecting an action player further comprising: providing a plurality of dice and an action button; the player having the best hand in the previous round of play rolling said plurality of dice: totalling the numeric value of said plurality of dice; beginning with the player having the best hand in the previous round of play, the dealer sequentially counting players until the total numeric value of the dice is reached, thereby establishing the action player; and, the dealer placing said action button adjacent to the action player.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 14, wherein in said steps of comparing hands, a tie hand results in no collection of wager from either player, and the previous winning player continues play with the next sequential player.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 14, said first, second, and third wagers equaling a predetermined table limit.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 19, said predetermined table limit including: ______________________________________
First Wager $ 10
Second Wager $ 50
Third Wager $100
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Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 19, said predetermined table limit including: ______________________________________
First Wager $ 25
Second Wager $100
Third Wager $200
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Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 19, said predetermined table limit including: ______________________________________
First Wager $ 100
Second Wager $ 500
Third Wager $1000
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Claim 25
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 14, wherein said step of the players each placing a wager further includes the players contributing a predetermined collection amount to said dealer.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 14, wherein said step of commencing with the action player, the dealer dealing hands to the players includes the dealing of hands for a game selected from a plurality of different games.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 24, wherein said game is selected from the group consisting of Pan Nine, Pai Gow Poker, California Blackjack (22), Blackjack Jokers (21), and Royal Double Hand Poker.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
397 words
A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players, wherein a dealer deals hands to each player, comprising the steps of: the players each placing a first wager, and as desired, placing a second and third wager; selecting an action player and a supplemental action player; commencing with the supplemental action player, the dealer sequentially dealing hands to the players; commencing sequentially with the supplemental action player, the first third wager-placing player and the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player; the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player; repeating said steps of the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player, until all third wager-placing players have participated; commencing sequentially with the supplemental action player, the first second wager-placing player and the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player; the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player; repeating said steps of the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player, until all second wager-placing players have participated; the action player and the next sequential player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player; the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player; and, repeating said steps of the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player, until all players have participated.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
397 words
A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players, wherein a dealer deals hands to each player, comprising the steps of: the players each placing a first wager, and as desired, placing a second and third wager; selecting an action player and a supplemental action player; commencing with the supplemental action player, the dealer sequentially dealing hands to the players; commencing sequentially with the supplemental action player, the first third wager-placing player and the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player; the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player; repeating said steps of the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player, until all third wager-placing players have participated; commencing sequentially with the supplemental action player, the first second wager-placing player and the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player; the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player; repeating said steps of the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player, until all second wager-placing players have participated; the action player and the next sequential player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player; the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player; and, repeating said steps of the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player, until all players have participated.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
205 words
The method according to claim 26, said step of selecting an action player and a supplemental action player further comprising: providing a plurality of dice one of which is a different color from the rest; providing an action button and a supplemental action button; the player having the best hand in the previous round of play rolling said plurality of dice; totalling the numeric value of said plurality of dice; beginning with the player having the best hand in the previous round of play, the dealer sequentially counting players until the total numeric value of the dice is reached, thereby establishing the action player; the dealer placing said action button adjacent to the action player; the dealer noting if the action player has placed either a second or third wager; if the action player has placed either a second or third wager, continuing normal play; if the action player has not placed either a second or third wager, beginning with the action player the dealer sequentially counting players who have placed second or third wagers until the value of said different color die is reached, thereby establishing the supplemental action player; and, the dealer placing said supplemental action button adjacent to the supplemental action player.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
401 words
A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players, wherein a dealer deals hands to each players comprising the steps of: the players each placing a first wager, and as desired, placing a second and third wager; selecting an action player, a supplemental action player, and a supernumerary action player; commencing with the supernumerary action player, the dealer sequentially dealing hands to the players; commencing sequentially with the supernumerary action player, the first third wager-placing player and the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player; the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player; repeating said steps of the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player, until all third wager-placing players have participated; commencing sequentially with the supplemental action player, the first second wager-placing player and the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player; the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player; repeating said steps of the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player, until all second wager-placing players have participated; the action player and the next sequential player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player; the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player; and, repeating said steps of the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player, until all players have participated.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
401 words
A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players, wherein a dealer deals hands to each players comprising the steps of: the players each placing a first wager, and as desired, placing a second and third wager; selecting an action player, a supplemental action player, and a supernumerary action player; commencing with the supernumerary action player, the dealer sequentially dealing hands to the players; commencing sequentially with the supernumerary action player, the first third wager-placing player and the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player; the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player; repeating said steps of the next sequential third wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said third wager from the other player, until all third wager-placing players have participated; commencing sequentially with the supplemental action player, the first second wager-placing player and the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player; the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player; repeating said steps of the next sequential second wager-placing player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said second wager from the other player, until all second wager-placing players have participated; the action player and the next sequential player exposing and comparing hands; the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player; the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player; the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player; and, repeating said steps of the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winning player, and the player with the best hand collecting said first wager from the other player, until all players have participated.
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