Patent ID: 7540499

Claim:
A method of playing a player(s) versus player(s) card game comprising: (a) using at least one device or using a table, initiating a hand with multiple rounds of wagering by establishing a button player among a plurality of players, the hand being resolved only after completing the multiple rounds of wagering; (b) dealing cards beginning with a starting player positioned relative to the button player, the starting player being a player still in the hand sitting in next clockwise sequence of the button player; (c) conducting an initial round of wagering in one direction beginning with one of (1) a last acting player, who is either the button player or a player still in the hand sitting in next anti-clockwise sequence of the button player if the button player is no longer in the hand, or (2) the starting player, wherein the one direction and the one of (1) the last acting player or (2) the starting player are pre-established prior to step (c); (d) dealing at least one community card; (e) conducting a subsequent round of wagering in the hand in an opposite direction beginning with the other of (1) the last acting player, or (2) the starting player; and (f) completing the hand according to game rules.