GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MULTI-HAND VIDEO POKER

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention comprise a poker gaming system in which a user can select a number of user hands and a number of dealer hands to play against. Cards are dealt to both the user and the dealer. The user may place an initial bet based on his hand(s) and the likelihood that his hand(s) are better than each of the dealer's hands. The player may also have the option to place side bets in which the user may receive bonuses based on his hand(s). After the user places his bets, the dealer's hands are revealed. The user's hand(s) are compared to each of the dealer's hands, and payouts are determined.

主权项

1. A server, comprising:
a processor and a memory device, the memory device to store programming instructions for execution by the processor and data structures representing virtual tables maintained by the server and users interacting with the virtual tables; wherein the server: communicates with a client device to render a virtual table on the client device, the virtual table having a plurality of dealer hands and at least one user hand, receives communication from the client device representing gameplay decisions of a user; deals the dealer hands and the user hand(s) as part of gameplay; based on a comparison of each user hand with each dealer hand, determines payouts for the user from the gameplay, and modifies a user data structure based on the determined payout.