Patent ID: 7527265

Claim:
A method of playing a wagering game with at least a first deck of cards comprising: providing at least a first physical deck of cards; providing a table means for holding cards and wagers, the table having: a first group of card holding locations, the group comprising a first card holding location and at least a second card holding location, the card holding locations each adapted to receive a card from the at least a first deck of cards; and a plurality of wager locations for receiving wagers; accepting at least one wager on the plurality of wager locations having a payout based on a predetermined statistical event; providing at least a first random selection means for randomly selecting cards from the at least a first deck of cards; randomly selecting cards from the at least a first deck of cards with the at least a first random selection means and dealing the cards to the card holding locations of the first group of card holding locations; providing at least a second random selection means for selecting a card holding location from the first group of card holding locations; randomly selecting a card holding location with the at least a second random selection means, the result being a selected card holding location within the first group and non-selected card holding locations within the first group; including in play the card associated with the selected card holding location within the first group and eliminating from play all cards associated with non-selected card holding locations within the first group, satisfying wagers if the selected card matches the predetermined statistical event.