Patent ID: 7584966
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a wagering game utilizing at least one deck of standard playing cards, the game comprising the steps of: providing a physical deck of playing cards; receiving both an ante wager and a mandatory super bonus wager from each player in order to participate in the wagering game; dealing at least a first number of cards to each player who placed the ante and mandatory super bonus wagers to form a player hand; dealing at least a second number of cards to the dealer to form a dealer hand; receiving a play wager from each player after the player views the cards in the player hand, wherein any players not placing the play wager forfeits the ante wager and forfeits the mandatory super bonus wagers; determining a rank of each player hand and the dealer hand, the dealer hand remaining in the game only with a predetermined minimum qualifying rank of the dealer hand; paying each player on the ante and play wagers when the player hand outranks the dealer hand and paying each player on the mandatory super bonus wager when the player hand rank is at least equal to a minimum winning super bonus hand ranking; and wherein the mandatory super bonus wager is paid on the at least minimum winning super bonus hand ranking whether or not the dealer remains in the game.