Justin A Weitzman, 41556 Kinsale Rd, Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093

2008008, Apr 17, 2008

Oct 17, 2006

11/581433

Justin Weitzman - Cockeysville MD, US
Raymond Schlissler - Timonium MD, US
Steven Dannenmann - Glen Burnie MD, US

A63F 1/00

273292

Wager insurance for a game of No-Limit Texas Hold'Em poker is provided to allow players to “hedge their bets” to limit the downside of losing a large bet through the provision of the ability to purchase, from the house, an insurance policy. The “premium” paid for the insurance policy is calculated by the house taking into account such factors as (a) the amount bet, (b) the strength of the hand, and (c) the status of the game, that is, how far along in the game the insurance is requested, in terms of how many of the sequence of steps in playing the game have occurred. Players may obtain insurance at any step along the way of the playing of the game. This permits a player to limit their potential loss, particularly where the player has the strongest hand to that point in the sequence of steps by which the game is played. In order to avoid undue complication, once a player becomes a policy holder and purchases an insurance policy from the house, that player may not take out another policy during the remainder of the same hand.