Patent ID: 7246799
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a wagering card game for a number of players using standard playing cards having a standard rank, said game involving standard poker hand rankings and comprising the steps of: each player placing at least four distinct wagering parts to participate in the game; dealing three cards to each player and at least two common cards, all of said at least two common cards being dealt face down; giving each player the chance to examine the cards received by that player and to withdraw at least a first part of said at least four distinct wagering parts prior to one of said at least two common cards being dealt face down being exposed; showing said at least one common card, thereby providing at least a partial hand for each player, each player's at least a partial hand comprising said shown at least one common card and all three of the cards each player was dealt; allowing each player to withdraw a second part of the at least four wagering parts and forfeiting a specific third part of the at least four wagering parts; showing at least one more common card to expose all common cards that had been dealt face down; and resolving each player's remaining wager based on the poker rank of that player's hand, which remaining wager was not withdrawn.