Patent ID: 6938900

Claim:
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 wager based on the rank of said player's cards 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 the cards each player was dealt; allowing each player to withdraw a second part of the at least four wagering parts and forfeiting a third part of the at least four wagering parts to a house; showing at least one more common card to expose all common cards that been dealt face dawn; and resolving each player's remaining wager based on the rank of that player's hand, which remaining wager was not withdrawn.