Patent ID: 6102402
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a card game in which at least one player competes against a dealer comprising:a) the player making a first ante wager to be eligible to play the card game;b) dealing five cards to the player comprising the player's hand;c) dealing five cards to dealer comprising the dealer's hand;d) dealing a first community card and a second community card, both cards being dealt face down;e) the player either folding and losing his ante wager or making a first wager to continue playing the card game;f) turning face up the first community card;g) the player either folding and losing his ante wager and first wager or making a second wager to continue playing the card game;h) turning face up the second community card;i) determining whether the player has a qualifying hand by examining the five cards in the player's hand with the two community cards;j) if the player does not have a qualifying hand, the player loses all of the player's wagers;k) if the player does have a qualifying hand, determining the best five card poker hand ranking of the player's hand from the five cards of the player's hand and the two community cards;l) determining the best five card poker hand ranking of the dealer's hand from the five cards of the dealer's hand and the two community cards;m) declaring the winner to be the higher poker ranking hand between the player's best five card poker hand and the dealer's five card poker hand;n) if the player's hand is the winner, paying the player a pre-established amount based on the total amount of the player's wagers;o) if the dealer's hand is the winner, the player loses the total amount of the player's wagers; andp) if the dealer's hand and the player's hand tie, returning the total amount of the player's wagers to the player.