Patents by Inventor George Zarcadoolas

George Zarcadoolas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for playing a poker-style game
    Patent number: 8794628
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for playing a poker-style game including dealing cards to an initial dealer hand with one card face up and one card face down, and dealing cards to an initial player hand. The method may include receiving a further wager from the player that comprises a call wager from the player or a surrender by the player of a fraction of the raise wager, and dealing at least one community card face up. The method may include determining a player hand ranking by forming a best player hand as a subset of the initial player hand and the at least one community card, determining a dealer hand ranking by forming a best dealer hand as a subset of the initial dealer hand and the at least one community card, and comparing the player hand ranking and dealer hand ranking to determine a winner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: George Zarcadoolas
    Inventors: Marc Fousteris, George Zarcadoolas
  • Method and apparatus for playing a poker-style game
    Patent number: 8678391
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for playing a poker-style game including dealing cards to an initial dealer hand with one card face up and one card face down, and dealing cards to an initial player hand. The method may include receiving a further wager from the player that comprises a call wager from the player or a surrender by the player of a fraction of the raise wager, and dealing at least one community card face up. The method may include determining a player hand ranking by forming a best player hand as a subset of the initial player hand and the at least one community card, determining a dealer hand ranking by forming a best dealer hand as a subset of the initial dealer hand and the at least one community card, and comparing the player hand ranking and dealer hand ranking to determine a winner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Inventors: Marc Fousteris, George Zarcadoolas