Patent ID: 7322578
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a casino-based poker card game, between a dealer and at least one player and played with conventional playing cards totaling fifty-two cards per deck, the method comprising the steps of: requiring each player to place a first player bet of a first amount; requiring the dealer to place a first dealer bet, the dealer bet being a multiple of the first amount; requiring the dealer to deal three community cards, the three community cards being visible to the dealer and each player; requiring the dealer to deal a first player card to each player, the first player card being visible the to the dealer and to each player; requiring the dealer to deal a first dealer card to the dealer, the first dealer card being concealed from the dealer and each player; requiring each player to place a second bet in order to continue participation in the card game; requiring the dealer to deal a fourth community card face up, the fourth community card being visible to the dealer and each player; requiring the dealer to deal a second player card to each player, the second player card being visible to each player and the dealer; requiring each player to wager a third bet in order to continue participation in the card game; requiring the dealer to deal a second dealer card, the second dealer card being concealed from the dealer and each player; requiring the dealer to deal a fifth community card, the fifth community card being visible to the dealer and to each player; exposing the two dealer cards to permit determination of which of all the participants and the dealer in the card game possesses the highest ranked winning five card poker hand composed of the two cards dealt to each participant and the dealer and the five community cards; and awarding the participant or the dealer with the highest ranked winning five card poker hand a first portion of the bets placed during the card game.