Two plumbers from Nebraska have invented a device which will allow those who can’t use hands to view their cards without assistance.

Dave Hofferber and Chris Ferrell, two poker players who play at their local Lexington bar league, were inspired by the difficulty their friend Matt Johnson had, to view his cards without help from anyone. Matt is a quadriplegic. They decided to build a device which will allow him to play the game, with minimal assistance from others. They took feedback from the residents of the local nursing homes. It took a lot of effort, but they did succeed in building just what was needed.

The icing on the cake is that they have named the device MattVision, rather than DaveChrisDevice or something else. Ferrell says Johnson was an integral part of the team, and so, considers it fair enough.

MattVision is a box of mirrors which will allow people to play poker without using their hands, once the dealer has slid the cards into the front of the device. There are two mirrors, and they reflect the whole cards to the player. The cards are numbered 1 to 13, so, the player just needs to tell the number of the card to be discarded. Cool, isn’t it? And, right now, they are of course making it by hand. Not too difficult for them, considering that they both have a plumbing background.

Hofferber and Ferrell have a patent pending for MattVision, and are looking for someone with deep enough pockets to mass-market this device. Any takers? Las Vegas, are you listening?

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