Special multiplier bonus game in Pai Gow poker variant
A method of playing a Pai Gow poker wagering card game is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a player placing a wager on a Pai Gow poker game; players placing a second wager against a pay table on a separate poker-type game that uses each player's best five-card hands; dealing seven-card hands from a set of cards to six player positions and to one dealer position; resolving the Pai Gow game and awarding bonuses to players who made the second wager and that have a best five-card hand that exceeds a predetermined rank; and awarding an additional bonus to players with hands that exceed the predetermined rank if the dealer's best five-card hand is equal to or less than a predetermined rank. An optional envy hand event may be included with the second wager or a special qualifying second or third wager.
1. A method of playing a Pai Gow poker wagering card game comprising:
a dealer accepting a wager from a player to initiate play of a Pai Gow game;
the dealer accepting another wager from the player to initiate play of a poker-type game utilizing a pay table;
the dealer dealing to each of a plurality of player positions and to a dealer position a seven-card hand formed from a set of playing cards to form at least one seven-card player hand at one of the plurality of player positions and to form a seven-card dealer hand at the dealer position;
the dealer resolving the Pai Gow game;
the dealer reviewing a best five-card player poker hand formed from the at least one seven-card player hand;
the dealer resolving the poker-type game utilizing the pay table, comprising:
the dealer determining whether the best five-card player poker hand meets or exceeds a predetermined rank; and
if the dealer determined that the best five-card player poker hand meets or exceeds the predetermined rank, the dealer further resolving the poker-type game, comprising:
the dealer awarding to the player a payout based at least in part on the pay table, the wager, and the best five-card player poker hand;
the dealer reviewing a best five-card dealer poker hand formed from the seven-card dealer hand;
the dealer determining whether the best five-card dealer poker hand meets or falls below another predetermined rank; and
if the dealer determined that the best five-card dealer poker hand meets or falls below the another predetermined rank, the dealer awarding to the player another payout; and
if the dealer determined that the best five-card player poker hand does not meet or exceed the predetermined rank, the dealer retaining the another wager.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dealer dealing to each of a plurality of player positions and to a dealer position a seven-card hand comprises the dealer dealing to each of six player positions and to the dealer position the seven-card hand formed from a set of playing cards comprising a standard fifty-two card deck to form the at least one seven-card player hand at one of the six player positions and to form the seven-card dealer hand at the dealer position.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dealer dealing to each of a plurality of player positions and to a dealer position a seven-card hand comprises the dealer dealing to each of the plurality of player positions and to the dealer position the seven-card hand formed from a set of playing cards comprising a fifty-two card playing card deck and one joker to form the at least one seven-card player hand at one of the plurality of player positions and to form the seven-card dealer hand at the dealer position.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dealer accepting another wager from the player to initiate play of a poker-type game utilizing a pay table does not initiate play of an envy hand wagering event.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dealer accepting another wager from the player to initiate play of a poker-type game utilizing a pay table comprises the dealer accepting the another wager from the player to initiate play of the poker-type game utilizing the pay table and to initiate play of an envy hand wagering event.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the dealer accepting the another wager from the player comprises the dealer accepting the another wager from the player to initiate play of the poker-type game utilizing the pay table and to initiate play of the envy hand wagering event, the another wager not being a prerequisite to play of the Pai Gow game.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dealer accepting another wager from the player comprises:
the dealer determining whether the another wager exceeds a predetermined value; and
if the dealer determined that the another wager does not exceed the predetermined value, the dealer initiating play of the poker-type game utilizing the pay table; and
if the dealer determined that the another wager exceeds the predetermined value, the dealer initiating play of the poker-type game utilizing the pay table and initiating play of an envy hand wagering event.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dealer accepting another wager from the player comprises the dealer accepting the another wager from the player to initiate play of a poker-type game utilizing a pay table, the another wager not being a prerequisite to play of the Pai Gow game.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dealer determining whether the best five-card player poker hand meets or exceeds a predetermined rank comprises the dealer determining whether the best five-card player poker hand meets or exceeds a predetermined rank of a three-of-a-kind.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dealer determining whether the best five-card player poker hand meets or exceeds a predetermined rank comprises the dealer determining whether the best five-card player poker hand meets or exceeds a predetermined rank of a straight.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein, if the dealer determined that the best five-card dealer poker hand meets or falls below the another predetermined rank, the dealer awarding to the player another payout comprises the dealer awarding to the player another payout of a multiple of the wager, the multiple being at least one.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the dealer awarding to the player another payout of a multiple of the wager comprises the dealer awarding to the player another payout of a fixed multiple of the wager.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the dealer awarding to the player another payout of a multiple of the wager comprises the dealer awarding to the player another payout of a multiple of the wager, the multiple depending on a composition of the best five-card dealer poker hand.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein, if the dealer determined that the best five-card dealer poker hand meets or falls below the another predetermined rank, the dealer awarding to the player another payout comprises the dealer awarding to the player another payout, a summation of the another payout and the payout equaling a multiple of the wager.
15. A method of playing a Pai Gow poker wagering card game comprising:
a dealer accepting a wager from a player to initiate play of a Pai Gow game;
the dealer accepting another wager from the player to initiate play of a separate five-card poker-type game, the another wager not being a prerequisite to play of the Pai Gow game;
the dealer dealing to each of six player positions and a dealer position a seven-card hand of playing cards to form at least one seven-card player hand at one of the six player positions and to form a seven-card dealer hand at the dealer position;
the dealer resolving the Pai Gow game;
the dealer resolving the separate five-card poker-type game, comprising:
the dealer comparing a best five-card player poker hand formed from the at least one seven-card player poker hand to a pay table to determine whether the best five-card player poker hand meets or exceeds a predetermined rank defined by the pay table; and
if the dealer determined that the best five-card player poker hand meets or exceeds the predetermined rank, the dealer further resolving the separate five-card poker-type game, comprising:
the dealer determining a payout amount based at least in part on the pay table, the wager, and the best five-card player poker hand;
the dealer determining whether a best five-card dealer poker hand formed from the seven-card dealer hand meets or falls below another predetermined rank;
if the dealer determined that the best five-card dealer poker hand meets or falls below the another predetermined rank, the dealer increasing the payout amount to an increased payout amount and awarding to the player an increased payout of the increased payout amount; and
if the dealer determined that the best five-card dealer poker hand does not meet or fall below the another predetermined rank, the dealer awarding to the player a payout of the payout amount; and
if the dealer determined that the best five-card player poker hand does not meet or exceed the predetermined rank, the dealer retaining the another wager.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the dealer dealing to each of six player positions and a dealer position a seven-card hand of playing cards comprises the dealer dealing to each of the six player positions and the dealer position the seven-card hand of playing cards from a set comprising a fifty-two card playing card deck and a joker to form the at least one seven-card player hand at one of the six player positions and to form the seven-card dealer hand at the dealer position.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the dealer accepting another wager from the player to initiate play of a separate five-card poker-type game does not initiate play of an envy hand wagering event.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the dealer accepting another wager from the player to initiate play of a separate five-card poker-type game comprises the dealer accepting the another wager from the player to initiate play of the separate five-card poker-type game and to initiate play of an envy hand wagering event.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the dealer accepting another wager from the player comprises:
the dealer determining whether the another wager exceeds a predetermined value; and
if the dealer determined that the another wager does not exceed the predetermined value, the dealer initiating play of the separate five-card poker-type game; and
if the dealer determined that the another wager exceeds the predetermined value, the dealer initiating play of the separate five-card poker-type game and initiating play of an envy hand wagering event.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the dealer comparing a best five-card player poker hand formed from the at least one seven-card player poker hand to a pay table comprises the dealer comparing the best five-card player poker hand formed from the at least one seven-card player poker hand to the pay table to determine whether the best five-card player poker hand meets or exceeds a predetermined rank of at least a three-of-a-kind defined by the pay table.
21. The method of claim 15 , wherein the dealer comparing a best five-card player poker hand formed from the at least one seven-card player poker hand to a pay table comprises the dealer comparing the best five-card player poker hand formed from the at least one seven-card player poker hand to the pay table to determine whether the best five-card player poker hand meets or exceeds a predetermined rank of at least a straight defined by the pay table.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the dealer accepting another wager from the player comprises the dealer accepting the another wager from the player to initiate play of the separate five-card poker-type game, the another wager not being a prerequisite to play of the Pai Gow game but qualifying the player for a potential Pai Gow win payout without the dealer deducting a fee from the potential Pai Gow win payout.
23. The method of claim 15 further comprising the dealer accepting an envy wager from the player to initiate play of an envy hand wagering event, the envy wager and the another wager together qualifying the player for a potential Pai Gow win payout without the dealer deducting a fee from the potential Pai Gow win payout.
24. The method of claim 15 , wherein, if the dealer determined that the best five-card dealer poker hand meets or falls below the another predetermined rank, the dealer increasing the payout amount to an increased payout amount comprises the dealer increasing the payout amount to an increased payout amount equal to a multiple of the wager, the multiple being at least one.
25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the dealer increasing the payout amount to an increased payout amount equal to a multiple of the wager comprises the dealer increasing the payout amount to an increased payout amount equal to a fixed multiple of the wager.
26. The method of claim 24 , wherein the dealer increasing the payout amount to an increased payout amount equal to a multiple of the wager comprises the dealer increasing the payout amount to an increased payout amount equal to a multiple of the wager, the multiple depending on a composition of the best five-card dealer poker hand.
27. The method of claim 15 , wherein, if the dealer determined that the best five-card dealer poker hand meets or falls below the another predetermined rank, the dealer increasing the payout amount to an increased payout amount comprises the dealer increasing the payout amount to the increased payout amount equaling a multiple of the wager.