Poker game with dealer disqualifying hand
First Claim
1. A method of playing a poker-type wagering game, comprising:
- providing a physical deck of playing cards;
placing a mandatory Ante bet to participate in a poker-type card game against a dealer hand;
placing a mandatory Super Bonus bet on the occurrence of one of a predetermined plurality of winning poker hands;
a dealer dealing at least two hands of cards to the dealer position and a hand of cards to each player participating in the game;
each of the at least two dealer hands and the player hand having an equal number of playing cards; and
when the dealer'"'"'s first hand meets or exceeds a predetermined high ranking hand value, discarding the first hand and playing the second hand;
each player placing an additional mandatory Bet after viewing at least the player'"'"'s hand of cards to stay in the game;
resolving each player hand against the dealer hand;
paying the player on the Ante and Bet if the player'"'"'s hand ranking exceeds that of the dealer; and
paying the player on the Super Bonus bet if the player hand is one of a plurality of predetermined winning poker hands.
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Abstract
A method of playing a poker-type wagering game is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) placing a mandatory Ante bet to participate in a poker-type card game against a dealer hand; b) placing a mandatory Super Bonus bet on the occurrence of one of a predetermined plurality of winning poker hands; c) a dealer dealing at least two hands of cards to the dealer position and a hand of cards to each player participating in the game; d) and when the dealer'"'"'s first hand meets or exceeds a predetermined high ranking hand value, discarding the first hand and playing the second hand; e) each player placing an additional mandatory Bet after viewing at least the player'"'"'s hand of cards to stay in the game; f) resolving each player hand against the dealer hand; g) paying the player on the Ante and Bet if the player'"'"'s hand ranking exceeds that of the dealer; and h) paying the player on the Super Bonus bet if the player hand is one of a plurality of predetermined winning poker hands. The game is preferably played with three cards in a hand, and has additional features such as an optional side bet on the occurrence of a predetermined winning poker hand.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of playing a poker-type wagering game, comprising:
- providing a physical deck of playing cards;
placing a mandatory Ante bet to participate in a poker-type card game against a dealer hand;
placing a mandatory Super Bonus bet on the occurrence of one of a predetermined plurality of winning poker hands;
a dealer dealing at least two hands of cards to the dealer position and a hand of cards to each player participating in the game;
each of the at least two dealer hands and the player hand having an equal number of playing cards; and
when the dealer'"'"'s first hand meets or exceeds a predetermined high ranking hand value, discarding the first hand and playing the second hand;
each player placing an additional mandatory Bet after viewing at least the player'"'"'s hand of cards to stay in the game;
resolving each player hand against the dealer hand;
paying the player on the Ante and Bet if the player'"'"'s hand ranking exceeds that of the dealer; and
paying the player on the Super Bonus bet if the player hand is one of a plurality of predetermined winning poker hands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- providing a physical deck of playing cards;
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18. A method of playing a poker-type wagering game, comprising:
- providing a physical deck of playing cards;
placing a mandatory Ante bet to participate in a poker-type card game against a dealer hand;
placing a mandatory Super Bonus bet on the occurrence of one of a predetermined plurality of winning poker hands;
a dealer dealing at least one hand of cards to the dealer position and a hand of cards to each player participating in the game;
each of the at least one dealer hands and the player hand having an equal number of playing cards;
each player qualifying to play with a minimum predetermined poker ranking;
each player placing an additional mandatory Bet after viewing at least the player'"'"'s hand of cards to stay in the game;
resolving each player hand against the dealer hand;
when the player'"'"'s hand qualifies with a minimum predetermined poker ranking, paying the player on the Ante and Bet when the player'"'"'s hand ranking exceeds that of the dealer;
when the player'"'"'s hand does not qualify but the player hand beats the dealer hand, returning the Super Bonus bet to the player; and
paying the player on the Super Bonus bet when the player hand is one of a plurality of predetermined winning poker hands. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
- providing a physical deck of playing cards;
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