Patent ID: 6491302
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a pai gow poker game with wagers between a group of respective players and a dealer whose outcome is determined by randomly generated playing cards having various ranks and suits, said method comprising the step of:wagering an ante bet by each respective player against the dealer; dealing of seven cards to each player and the dealer, and dealing of a single player tiebreaker card to all players and a single dealer tiebreaker card to the dealer; arranging of the seven cards dealt to each player by that player into a two-card hand and a five-card hand; arranging of the seven cards dealt to the dealer by the dealer into a two-card hand and a five-card hand; paying off of the ante bet of each player to (a) the respective player if both the two-card hand and the five-card hand of the player have a higher poker rank than the respective two-card hand and five-card hand of the dealer, (b) the dealer if both the two-card hand and the five-card hand of the player have a lower poker rank than the respective two-card hand and five-card hand of the dealer, (c) the respective player if only one of the two-card hand and five-card hand of the player has a higher poker rank than the respective two-card hand and five-card hand of the dealer, and if the single player tiebreaker card has a higher value than the single dealer tiebreaker card, or (d) the dealer if only one of the two-card hand and five-card hand of the player has a higher poker rank than the respective two-card hand and five-card hand of the dealer, and if the single player tiebreaker card has a lower value than or value equal to the single dealer tiebreaker card.