Patent ID: 7469900
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a Texas Hold'em poker card game comprising, in combination, the steps of: providing a deck consisting of only twenty playing cards having only the highest playing cards of 10s, Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces further comprising the steps of: providing a first set of four different suited playing cards each having a poker value of a 10; providing a second set of four different suited playing cards each having a poker value of a Jack; providing a third set of four different suited playing cards each having a poker value of a Queen; providing a fourth set of four different suited playing cards each having a poker value of a King; providing a fifth set of four different suited playing cards each having a poker value of an Ace, said first set, said second set, said third set, said fourth set and said fifth set being at least one of physical and virtual and providing a total of said twenty playing cards for said Texas Hold'em poker card game; dealing two cards from said total of twenty playing cards face down to each player of a maximum of only six players to provide each player with only high valued playing cards having a poker value ranging from a poker value of 10 as a lowest poker value to a poker value of an Ace as a highest poker value; and dealing five community cards face up from remaining playing cards from said total of twenty playing cards to provide all of said players five community high valued playing cards having a poker value ranging from a poker value of 10 as a lowest poker value to a poker value of an Ace as a highest poker value; said five community high valued playing cards are dealt face up by the steps of burning one card having a poker value ranging from a poker value of 10 as a lowest poker value to a poker value of an Ace as a highest poker value before a three card flop of said five community high valued cards each having a poker value ranging from a poker value of 10 as a lowest poker value to a poker value of an Ace as a highest poker value is played so that no player has a poker hand value of less than one pair; burning a second card having a poker value ranging from a poker value of 10 as a lowest poker value to a poker value of an Ace as a highest poker value before a high valued turn card having a poker value ranging from a poker value of 10 as a lowest poker value to a poker value of an Ace as a highest poker value of said five community high valued cards is played so that no player has a poker hand value of less than two pair; burning a third card having a poker value ranging from a poker value of 10 as a lowest poker value to a poker value of an Ace as a highest poker value before a high valued river card having a poker value ranging from a poker value of 10 as a lowest poker value to a poker value of an Ace as a highest poker value of said five community high valued cards having a poker value ranging from a poker value of 10 as a lowest poker value to a poker value of an Ace as a highest poker value is played; and providing each player after dealing said two cards face down to each player, after dealing said five community cards face up for use by each player, and after the steps of burning said one card before the three card flop of said five community cards, after burning said second card before the said turn card of said five community cards is exposed and after burning said third card before the said river card of said five community cards is exposed, a total of seven cards which includes said two cards dealt face down and said five community cards dealt face up from only the said highest playing cards of 10s, Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces.