Patent ID: 6631906
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method for providing a supplemental wager for a base game between a player and a banker in which each player places an ante wager, a quantity of cards are dealt to the banker and player, the banker and player arrange their cards into first and second sub-hands, and the player's ante wager is resolved by comparing the player's sub-hands to the banker's corresponding sub-hands, the player winning the ante wager if both the player's sub-hands outrank the banker's sub-hands, the player losing the ante wager to the banker if the banker's sub-hands outrank or tie the player's corresponding sub-hands, and a push being declared and the player neither losing nor winning the ante wager if one of the player's, sub-hands outranks the corresponding banker's sub-hand and the other of the banker's sub-hands outranks or ties the corresponding player's sub-hand, comprising:the player making a supplemental wager; prior to dealing said cards, designating either said first or second sub-hands for resolution of a supplemental wager and designating either the player or the banker to win said supplemental wager if said designated sub-hands are tied; and resolving each player's supplemental wager by comparing only the designated one of the banker's sub-hands to the player's corresponding sub-hand, said player winning said supplemental wager and receiving a reward if said player's designated sub-hand outranks the banker's corresponding designated sub-hand and said player losing said supplemental wager to the banker if said banker's designated sub-hand outranks said player's corresponding designated sub-hand, and if said sub-hands are tied, either the player or banker winning as selected.