Patent ID: 7963836
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a card game over a computer network, the method comprising: a) displaying at least one card on a client display of a client computing device; b) inputting an action based on the at least one card, wherein the action is selected from the group consisting of: betting, raising, calling, checking, and folding; c) displaying a winning hand based on the at least one card of each player who has not folded, wherein the numerical point value of the winning hand is closer to a predetermined value than the numerical point value of the at least one card of any other player who has not folded, wherein the predetermined value is twenty one, wherein if the numerical point value of each hand used to determine the winning hand exceeds twenty one, then the winning hand is determined by selecting the hand with the numerical point value closest to twenty one: and d) the player with the winning hand receiving a reward comprising at least a portion of an amount wagered by the players.