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Casino Hold'em Poker™

The game cloth displays betting zones and a hand divider line.
The game shall use a single 28-tiles/cards set. Each tile/card shall have two numbers. Each possible combination of the numbers 1 to 7 shall be a tile/card as follow:
1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 6-6, 6-7, 7-7.

(1) Play starts with the player making a wager, and such other side bets (as described below).

(2)
Both player and dealer receive three cards. Each of the players’ hands is then compared in turn with the dealer’s hand.

(3) The sum of all singleton numbers shall be taken of both hands. In other words any number that appears two or more times shall be ignored.
For example if a hand has the 1-2, 2-3, and 4-5 cards the point value is 1+3+4+5 = 13.


(4)
If the player’s hand has fewer points than the dealer’s hand then the player shall win.
A winning player hand of one or more points shall be paid 1 to 1.
A winning player hand of zero points shall be paid
(win-bonus), 3 to 2.

(5) If the dealer has fewer or equal points then the player shall lose.
However, if the player has exactly 27 points (the highest possible) the player will Lose his bet, but be paid a bonus
(Play-bonus
) of 2 to1.
 

Following are the rules of the Lo-Card side bet.

1.                  The Lo-Card side bet shall win if the player’s hand contains the 1-1 tile/card.

2.                  If no player has the 1-1 tile/card then 3 tiles/cards shall be exposed from the unused tiles/cards.

3.                  If one of the exposed tiles/cards is the 1-1 tile/card then the Lo bet shall push.

4.                  Otherwise the Lo bet shall lose.

Following are the rules of the Hi-Card side bet.

5.                  The Hi-Card side bet shall win if the player’s hand contains the 7-7 tile/card.

6.                  If no player has the 7-7 tile/card then 3 tiles/cards shall be exposed from the unused tiles/cards.

7.                  If one of the exposed tiles/cards is the 7-7 tile/card then the Hi bet shall push.

8.                  Otherwise the Lo bet shall lose.
 

Following are the rules of the Dice-Lo side bet.
Wins on Dice (3 dice) total of 4-10, except for a three of a kind. Pays 1 to 1.

Following are the rules of the Dice-Hi side bet.
Wins on Dice (3 dice) total of 11-17, except for a three of a kind. Pays 1 to 1.

 

This invention can also be used for Internet entertainment and video slot machines. It could also be stored on a disk and played on a computer or interactive television.

Cloth Registered Design Number: DNEW 3022672.
Dual-symbol tile/card (Registered Design Number: EU: 000555396-000-1 & UK: DNEW 3022679).


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