Phi N Nguyen

US Patent:

20110163501, Jul 7, 2011

Filed:

Aug 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

12/439511

Inventors:

PHI NGUYEN - Los Angeles CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 1/00

US Classification:

273292

Abstract:

Players participating in a preferred embodiment of the disclosed game and method of play are dealt three cards only, and are thereafter allowed to replace only one of the dealt cards to improve the rank of their hand. The game is played with at least three standard decks that are modified so that the modified decks contain only the ranks Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten in the suits of Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs. However, play is also possible using only two prepared decks and three cards per hand. Players are not paid on wagers listed on a “pay table” of predetermined winning poker outcomes and corresponding odds. Instead, wagers are paid off at a ratio of one-to-one (1:1). The dealer is not required to have a predetermined qualifying hand, but the dealer is required to discard according to a predetermined “House Way.”