Dealer and player hand combination side wager
View Patent ↗A method of playing a side game is provided in combination with a game of chance such as Pai Gow Poker where a dealer hand of playing cards is dealt to a dealer and a player hand of playing cards is dealt to a player. The method includes receiving a side game wager from the player, which is resolved according to the playing cards in the player hand. Typically, the side game wager is resolved according to non-poker combinations, such as characteristics of the playing cards including card color, picture cards or the like.
1. A method of playing a side game in combination with Pai Gow Poker comprising the steps of:
(a) using a table or at least one apparatus, dealing at least a player hand of seven playing cards to a player and a dealer, and the player and dealer respectively arranging the cards into a low hand including two of the seven cards and a high hand including five of the seven cards, a winner being determined by comparing the player low hand to the dealer low hand and the player high hand to the dealer high hand;
(b) receiving a side game wager from the player on the table or via the at least one apparatus;
(c) dealing the player hand on the table or via the at least one apparatus; and
(d) resolving the side game wager based on the playing cards in the player hand according to non-poker combinations, which exclude poker combinations including one pair, two pair, three-of-a-kind, straight, flush, full house, four-of-a-kind, straight flush, royal flush, and five-of-a-kind.
2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein step (c) is practiced by paying a payout for the player hand having a winning non-poker combination, the winning non-poker combinations including:
Joker
seven cards of same color
six cards of same color and Joker.
3. A method according to claim 2 , wherein step (c) is further practiced by paying the payout according to the following schedule:
Joker
5 to 1
seven cards of same color
10 to 1
six cards of same color and Joker
20 to 1.
4. A method according to claim 1 , wherein step (c) is practiced by resolving the side game wager according to characteristics of the playing cards in the player hand.
5. A method according to claim 4 , wherein the card characteristics comprise at least one of card color, picture cards, odd/even or high/low.
6. A method according to claim 5 , wherein step (c) is practiced by paying a payout if the player hand contains at least a predetermined number of at least one of cards of a same color, picture cards, odd or even rank, or high cards or low cards.
7. A method according to claim 6 , wherein the payout is increased with an increased number of cards matching the card characteristics.
8. A method according to claim 1 , wherein step (c) is practiced by resolving the side game wager according to characteristics of the seven playing cards in the player hand.
9. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising paying an additional payout based on at least one specified card characteristic in the player hand.
10. A method of playing a side game in combination with Pai Gow Poker comprising the steps of:
(a) using a table or at least one apparatus, dealing at least a player hand of seven playing cards to a player and a dealer, and the player and dealer respectively arranging the cards into a low hand including two of the seven cards and a high hand including five of the seven cards, a winner being determined by comparing the player low hand to the dealer low hand and the player high hand to the dealer high hand;
(b) receiving a side game wager from the player on the table or via the at least one apparatus;
(c) dealing at least one player hand according to Pai Gow Poker rules on the table or via the at least one apparatus;
(d) completing the game of Pai Gow Poker according to the Pai Gow Poker rules; and
(e) resolving the side game wager based on the playing cards in the player hand according to non-poker combinations, which exclude poker combinations including one pair, two pair, three-of-a-kind, straight, flush, full house, four-of-a-kind, straight flush, royal flush, and five-of-a-kind.
11. A method according to claim 10 , wherein step (d) is practiced prior to step (c).
12. A method according to claim 10 , wherein step (d) is practiced by resolving the side game wager according to characteristics of the seven playing cards.
13. A method according to claim 10 , wherein step (d) is practiced by resolving the side game wager according to characteristics of the playing cards in the player hand.
14. A method according to claim 13 , wherein the card characteristics comprise at least one of card color, picture cards, odd/even or high/low.
15. A method according to claim 10 , further comprising paying an additional payout based on at least one specified card characteristic in the player hand.
16. A method according to claim 10 , wherein step (c) is practiced by paying a payout for the player hand having a winning non-poker combination, the winning non-poker combinations including:
Joker
seven cards of same color
six cards of same color and Joker.
17. A method according to claim 16 , wherein step (c) is further practiced by paying the payout according to the following schedule:
Joker
5 to 1
seven cards of same color
10 to 1
six cards of same color and Joker
20 to 1.