Patent ID: 8678391
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a poker-style game between a player and a dealer, the method comprising: providing a computerized game apparatus for simulating play of a card game, the apparatus including at least one input element and at least one output element, the computerized game apparatus executing instructions to simulate via the input and output elements the steps of: dealing cards to an initial dealer hand of the dealer if the player has placed a blind wager, the dealing including placing at least one card face up and at least one card face down; dealing cards to an initial player hand of the player if the player has placed a raise wager; providing the player with at least two alternative options to continue the game, the at least two alternative options including an option to place a call wager and an option to surrender a fraction of the raise wager; dealing at least one community card face up if the player has placed the further wager chosen one of the alternative options; determining a player hand ranking by forming a best player hand as a subset of the initial player hand and the at least one community card; determining a dealer hand ranking by forming a best dealer hand as a subset of the initial dealer hand and the at least one community card; and comparing the player hand ranking and the dealer hand ranking to determine a winner.