Patent ID: 8794628

Claim:
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 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 at least one 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 at least one player if said player has placed a PEEK wager; dealing cards face up to a community card hand if at least one player has placed a raise wager; turning over the at least one face down card of the dealer's hand if at least one player: places a board wager; or surrenders a fraction of one of said player's previously placed wagers; dealing at least one further card face up to the community card hand if at least one player has placed a board wager or surrendered a fraction of one of said player's previously placed wagers; 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.