Game of chance systems and methods
In various embodiments, players may compete in a gaming context.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed causes a computing device to:
determine a first set of hole cards for a first poker game;
determine an odds for a first wager based on a state of a deck from which the first set of hole cards was dealt;
receive the first wager made by a first player, in which the first wager is based on only the flop of the first poker game, in which the first wager may be won and lost independently of a wager on the overall outcome of the first poker game;
determine the flop of the first poker game;
determine whether the first wager is a winning wager based on the flop of the first poker game; and
present an indication of whether the first wager is a winning wager.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the first wager includes a wager that the flop will include at least one characteristic and in which the instructions cause the computing device to determine whether the first wager is a winning wager based on whether the flop includes the characteristic.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , in which the hole cards include cards of a same suit, and in which the characteristic includes at least one card of a different suit.
4. The apparatus of claim 2 , in which the instructions cause the computing device to: determine an enhancement to a payout based on a frequency of inclusion of the characteristic.
5. The apparatus of claim 2 , in which the characteristic includes an ordered appearance of at least two cards.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the instructions cause the computing device to
determine whether the first wager is a winning wager; and
present an indication of whether the first wager is a winning wager.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the computing device is a processor.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the state of the deck includes an initial state of the deck.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the state of the deck includes a state of the deck without the first set of hole cards.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the first wager is offered as a hedge for the wager on the overall outcome of the first poker game.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising the computing device.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the computing device includes a client-server gaming system.
13. An apparatus comprising:
A computing device; and
a non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed causes the apparatus to:
determine a first set of hole cards for a first poker game;
determine an odds for a first wager based on a state of a deck from which the first set of hole cards was dealt;
receive the first wager made by a first player, in which the first wager is based on only the flop of the first poker game, in which the first wager may be won and lost independently of a wager on the overall outcome of the first poker game;
determine the flop of the first poker game;
determine whether the first wager is a winning wager based on the flop of the first poker game; and
present an indication of whether the first wager is a winning wager.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , in which the first wager includes a wager that the flop will include at least one characteristic and in which the instructions cause the computing device to determine whether the first wager is a winning wager based on whether the flop includes the characteristic.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 , in which the hole cards include cards of a same suit, and in which the characteristic includes at least one card of a different suit.
16. The apparatus of claim 14 , in which the instructions cause the computing device to: determine an enhancement to a payout based on a frequency of inclusion of the characteristic.
17. The apparatus of claim 14 , in which the characteristic includes an ordered appearance of at least two cards.
18. The apparatus of claim 13 , in which the instructions cause the computing device to
determine whether the first wager is a winning wager; and
present an indication of whether the first wager is a winning wager.
19. The apparatus of claim 13 , in which the computing device is a processor.
20. The apparatus of claim 13 , in which the state of the deck includes an initial state of the deck.
21. The apparatus of claim 13 , in which the state of the deck includes a state of the deck without the first set of hole cards.
22. The apparatus of claim 13 , in which the first wager is offered as a hedge for the wager on the overall outcome of the first poker game.
23. The apparatus of claim 13 , in which the computing device includes a client-server gaming system.