US 7,585,217 B2
Secondary game
Howard W. Lutnick, New York, N.Y. (US); Dean P. Alderucci, Westpoint, Conn. (US); and Geoffrey M. Gelman, Brooklyn, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to CFPH, LLC, New York, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Sep. 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/470,250.
Prior Publication US 2008/0058049 A1, Mar. 06, 2008
Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 463—16 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a first bet from a first player;
receiving a second bet from a second player;
shuffling at least one deck of cards, in which the deck consists of 52 cards;
dealing from the deck an initial five-card hand, thereby yielding the initial five-card hand and a first set of 47 unused cards prior to receiving the second bet;
determining, for a given outcome, a first payout ratio for the first player;
determining, for the given outcome, a second payout ratio for the second player, in which the first payout ratio is different from the second payout ratio;
presenting an indication of the first payout ratio to the first player;
presenting an indication of the second payout ratio to the second player;
duplicating, by a processor, the first set of 47 unused cards to create a second set of 47 unused cards, the second set of 47 unused cards maintaining the same ordering as does the first set of 47 unused cards;
receiving from the first player a first indication of which cards from the initial five-card hand to discard, the quantity of such cards indicated being equal to a first number;
dealing the first number of cards from the first set of 47 unused cards, thereby dealing a first set of replacement cards;
receiving from the second player a second indication of which cards from the initial five-card hand to discard, the quantity of such cards indicated being equal to a second number;
dealing the second number of cards from the second set of 47 unused cards, thereby dealing a second set of replacement cards;
determining a first payment based on the first bet, the initial five-card hand less the cards described by the first indication, and the first set of replacement cards;
determining a second payment based on the second bet, the initial five-card hand less the cards described by the second indication, and the second set of replacement cards;
providing the first payment to the first player; and
providing the second payment to the second player.