Hold'Em table game

Abstract

A method of playing a house-banked casino card game includes dealing player cards to a player, dealer cards to a dealer, and community cards to form a player hand and a dealer hand. After initial wagers, the players are provided with options to place additional wagers, which are not required to stay in the game. Competition wagers are resolved based on a comparison of the dealer hand and the player hand, and a proposition wager is resolved based on either the player hand or the dealer, or possibly the better of the two, against a payout scale.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other aspects and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which

FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary table layout for the game method according to the present invention.

Claims

1. A method of playing a house-banked casino card game, the method comprising: (a) receiving an Ante wager, a Blind wager, and a Two-Way wager from a player;(b) dealing two player cards to the player and two dealer cards to a dealer;(c) dealing three community cards to a center card area;(d) after step (c), providing the player with an option to place a Flop wager, wherein the Flop wager is not required for the player to stay in the game;(e) after step (d), dealing two additional community cards;(f) after step (e), providing the player with an option to place a River wager, wherein the River wager is not required for the player to stay in the game,wherein a player hand includes cards selected from the player cards, the three community cards, and the two additional community cards, and wherein the dealer hand includes cards selected from the dealer cards, the three community cards, and the two additional community cards;(g) resolving the Ante wager, the Blind wager, and if placed, the Flop wager and the River wager according to a poker rank of the player hand versus a poker rank of the dealer hand; and(h) resolving the Two-Way wager according to the poker rank of one of the player hand or the dealer hand against a scale.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (a) is practiced by receiving equal wagers for the Ante wager, the Blind wager, and the Two-Way wager.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (g) is practiced differently depending on the poker rank of the dealer hand.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein step (g) is practiced such that only the Ante wager is in play if the poker rank of the dealer hand is less than Pair.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein step (g) is practiced by paying a payout of 1 to 1 on the Ante wager if the poker rank of the dealer hand is less than Pair and the poker rank of the player hand exceeds the poker rank of the dealer hand.

6. A method according to claim 3, wherein step (g) is practiced such that the Ante wager, the Blind wager, and if placed, the Flop wager and the River wager are in play if the poker rank of the dealer hand is Pair or better.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein step (g) is practiced by paying a payout of 1 to 1 on the Ante wager, the Blind wager, and if placed, the Flop wager and the River wager if the poker rank of the dealer hand is Pair or better and the poker rank of the player hand exceeds the poker rank of the dealer hand.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (g) is practiced such that if the poker rank of the player hand equals the poker rank of the dealer hand, the wagers are pushed.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (g) is practiced by paying a payout of 1 to 1 on the Ante wager if the poker rank of the dealer hand is less than Pair and the poker rank of the player hand exceeds the poker rank of the dealer hand.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (g) is practiced by paying a payout of 1 to 1 on the Ante wager, the Blind wager, and if placed, the Flop wager and the River wager if the poker rank of the dealer hand is Pair or better and the poker rank of the player hand exceeds the poker rank of the dealer hand.

11. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (h) is practiced by paying a payout on the Two-Way wager if the poker rank of either the player hand or the dealer exceeds a predetermined poker rank.

12. A method according to claim 11, wherein the predetermined poker rank is Straight.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein step (h) is practiced by paying a payout on the Two-Way wager according to:

14. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (h) is practiced by paying a payout on the Two-Way wager based on the better of the poker rank of the player hand and the poker rank of the dealer hand.

15. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (h) is practiced by paying a payout on the Two-Way wager based on the poker rank of the player hand.

16. A method of playing a house-banked casino card game, the method comprising: (a) receiving at least a competition wager and a proposition wager from a player;(b) dealing player cards to the player and dealer cards to a dealer;(c) dealing at least one community card to a center card area;(d) after step (c), providing the player with a first option to increase the competition wager;(e) after step (d), dealing at least one additional community card;(f) after step (e), providing the player with a second option to increase the competition wager,wherein a player hand includes cards selected from the player cards, the at least one community card, and the at least one additional community card, and wherein the dealer hand includes cards selected from the dealer cards, the at least one community card, and the at least one additional community card;(g) resolving the competition wager according to a poker rank of the player hand versus a poker rank of the dealer hand; and(h) resolving the proposition wager according to the poker rank of one of the player hand or the dealer hand against a scale.

17. A method according to claim 16, wherein step (a) is practiced such that the competition wager is two times the proposition wager.

18. A method according to claim 16, wherein step (g) is practiced differently depending on the poker rank of the dealer hand.

19. A method according to claim 18, wherein step (g) is practiced by paying a payout of 1 to 1 on at least a portion of the competition wager if the poker rank of the dealer hand is less than Pair and the poker rank of the player hand exceeds the poker rank of the dealer hand.

20. A method according to claim 18, wherein step (g) is practiced by paying a payout of 1 to 1 on the competition wager if the poker rank of the dealer hand is Pair or better and the poker rank of the player hand exceeds the poker rank of the dealer hand.

21. A method according to claim 16, wherein step (g) is practiced such that if the poker rank of the player hand equals the poker rank of the dealer hand, the competition wager is pushed.

22. A method according to claim 16, wherein step (h) is practiced by paying a payout on the proposition wager if the poker rank of the player hand exceeds a predetermined poker rank.

23. A method according to claim 16, wherein step (h) is practiced by paying a payout on the proposition wager based on the better of the poker rank of the player hand and the poker rank of the dealer hand.

24. A method according to claim 23, wherein step (h) is practiced by paying a payout on the proposition wager if the better of the poker rank of the player hand and the poker rank of the dealer hand exceeds a predetermined poker rank, wherein the predetermined poker rank is Straight.

25. A method according to claim 24, wherein step (h) is practiced by paying a payout on the proposition wager according to:

26. A method according to claim 16, wherein step (h) is practiced by paying a payout on the Two-Way wager based on the poker rank of the player hand.

27. A method of playing a house-banked casino Texas Hold'Em card game, the method comprising: (a) receiving compulsory wagers from each player;(b) dealing two cards to each player and a dealer in rotation;(c) dealing five community cards in a Flop round and a River round;(d) providing additional wagering options after the Flop round and after the River round, wherein no additional wagers are required for the players to stay in the game; and(e) resolving the compulsory wagers and any additional wagers according to game rules, wherein all against dealer wagers in play give 1 to 1 symmetrical action.

28. A method according to claim 27, wherein at least one of the compulsory wagers is a proposition wager, and wherein step (e) is practiced by resolving the proposition wager according to a poker rank of one of a player hand or a dealer hand against a scale.

29. A method according to claim 28, wherein step (e) is practiced by paying a payout on the proposition wager based on the better of the poker rank of the player hand and the poker rank of the dealer hand.

30. A method according to claim 28, wherein step (e) is practiced by paying a payout on the proposition wager based on the poker rank of the player hand.