Patent ID: 8141877

Claim:
A system for providing a wagering game comprising: a) an input device configured for receiving an ante wager from a participating player; b) a processor configured for: i) providing the participating player with a partial hand of playing cards; ii) providing a community group of playing cards of unknown value; iii) conducting one or more game events so long as there is at least one playing card of unknown value remaining in the community group of playing cards, including a first game event and a second game event, the first game event comprising revealing the value of at least one playing card in the community group to the participating player and receiving a mandatory game event wager from the participating player thereafter, wherein the ante wager is forfeited if the mandatory game event wager is not received, and the second game event comprising revealing the value of at least one other playing card in the community group to the participating player and receiving an optional game event wager, wherein the ante wager is not forfeited if the optional wager is not received; iv) revealing the at least one remaining playing card of unknown value among the community group of playing cards; v) determining a final hand rank for the participating player, wherein the final hand rank is based on the cards in the participating player's partial hand and the community group of playing cards; and vi) comparing the final hand rank with a preset criteria, wherein the preset criteria sets forth guidelines for award payouts based on final hand ranks; c) a display device configured for displaying the partial hand of playing cards to the participating player and revealing the value of the community group of cards during the game; and d) an output device for paying a game award payout to the player if one of the preset criteria are satisfied, wherein the game award payout is at least partially based on the total amount wagered, and wherein the total amount wagered is the ante wager plus the sum of all the game event wagers received during the one or more game events.