Patent ID: 6062565
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of bet placement and wager distribution for use in conjunction with a game having a plurality of frontline players, a plurality of backline players, a round of play, and associated rules, where said frontline players each control a front hand and a back hand each of which, at the end of said round of play, may be ranked in comparison with other of said frontline players' front and back hands, respectively, comprising the steps of:identifying said frontline players and said backline players for said round of play;placing by each of said frontline players a frontline front hand wager amount into a frontline front hand wagering area and a frontline back hand wager amount into a frontline back hand wagering area, by which said frontline player wagers on said front and said back hands, all of said frontline front hand wagers summing to a frontline front hand pot and all of said frontline back hand wagers summing to a frontline back hand pot;placing by each of said backline players either a backline front hand wager amount into a backline front hand wagering area or a backline back hand wager amount into a backline back hand wagering area, said wagering areas being positioned such that each said front hand wagering area corresponds to one of said front hands to be dealt and each said back hand wagering area corresponds to one of said back hands to be dealt, by which said backline player wagers on said front or said back hand, all of said backline front hand wagers summing to a backline front hand pot and all of said backline back hand wagers summing to a backline back hand pot;distributing one of said front hands and one of said back hands to each of said frontline players;playing said round of said game, said frontline players each controlling their respective said front and back hands in conformity with said associated rules of said game, each of said front hands having a comparative final ranking with respect to the other front hands and each of said back hands having a comparative final ranking with respect to the other back hands;determining a frontline front hand comparative final ranking for each of said front hands in relation to said other front hands, said frontline front hand comparative final ranking identifying a highest-ranked frontline front hand or hands and a second-highest ranked frontline front hand or hands;determining a frontline back hand comparative final ranking for each of said back hands in relation to said other back hands, said frontline back hand comparative final ranking identifying a highest-ranked frontline back hand or hands and a second-highest ranked frontline back hand or hands;determining a backline front hand comparative final ranking for each of said front hands on which at least one of said backline players wagered in relation to other said front hands on which at least one of said backline players wagered, said backline front hand comparative final ranking identifying a highest-ranked backline front hand or hands and a second-highest ranked backline front hand or hands;determining a backline back hand comparative final ranking for each of said back hands on which at least one of said backline players wagered in relation to other said back hands on which at least one of said backline players wagered, said backline back hand comparative final ranking identifying a highest-ranked backline back hand or hands and a second-highest ranked backline back hand or hands;distributing said frontline front hand pot between the frontline player or players controlling said highest-ranked frontline front hand or hands and the frontline player or players controlling said second-highest ranked frontline front hand or hands, according to a frontline front hand predetermined formula;distributing said frontline back hand pot between the frontline player or players controlling said highest-ranked frontline back hand or hands and the frontline player or players controlling said second-highest ranked frontline back hand or hands, according to a frontline back hand predetermined formula;distributing said backline front hand pot between the backline player or players controlling said highest-ranked backline front hand or hands and the backline player or players controlling said second-highest ranked backline front hand or hands, according to a backline front hand predetermined formula; anddistributing said backline back hand pot between the backline player or players controlling said highest-ranked backline back hand or hands and the backline player or players controlling said second-highest ranked backline back hand or hands, according to a backline back hand predetermined formula.