Patent ID: 7708280

Claim:
A method to play a wagering game, the method comprising: providing a physical deck(s) of cards: providing a player with an opportunity to wager on at least one hand out of a first hand and a second hand, wherein the second hand has a characteristic which gives the second hand a higher probability of outranking a third hand upon revealing of all cards in the first hand and the second hand and the third hand than a probability of the first hand outranking the third hand, wherein the first hand and the second hand are dealt from the physical deck(s) of cards; receiving at least one wager from the player; determining if the first hand is wagered on by the player, and if so, then revealing the first hand; determining if the second hand is wagered on by the player, and if so, then revealing the second hand; revealing the third hand; determining if the first hand is wagered on by the player, and if so, then evaluating if the first hand outranks the third hand, and if so, then paying any wagers on the first hand at a first payout rate; and determining if the second hand is wagered on by the player, and if so, then evaluating if the second hand outranks the third hand, and if so, then paying any wagers on the second hand at a second payout rate, wherein the first payout rate is higher than the second payout rate.