Method of playing a wagering game

Claim 1

A method of playing a wagering card game for a number of player using standard playing cards having a standard rand, said game involving standard poker hand rankings and comprising the steps of: each player placing a wager to participate in the game; dealing cards to each player and at least one common card, all of said cards being dealt face down; giving each player the chance to examine the cards received by that player and to withdraw at least part of said wager based on the rank of said player's cards; showing said at least one common card, thereby providing a hand for each player, each player's hand comprising said shown at least one common card and the cards each player was dealt; and resolving each player's remaining wager, which was not withdrawn based on the rank of that player's hand.

Claim 2

A method of playing a wagering card game for a number of player using standard playing cards having a standard rand, said game involving standard poker hand rankings and comprising the steps of: each player placing a wager to participate in the game; dealing cards to each player and at least one common card, all of said cards being dealt face down; giving each player the chance to examine the cards received by that player and to withdraw at least part of said wager based on the rank of said player's cards; showing said at least one common card, thereby providing a hand for each player, each player's hand comprising said shown at least one common card and the cards each player was dealt; and resolving each player's remaining wager, which was not withdrawn based on the rank of that player's hand.

Claim 7

A method of playing a wagering card game for a number of players using standard playing cards having a standard rank, said game involving standard poker hand rankings and comprising the steps of: each player placing a wager to participate in the game; a dealer dealing three cards face down to each player and two common cards face down; giving each player the chance examine the three card received by that player and to withdraw part of said wager based on the rank of that player's three cards; showing one of said common cards; giving each player another chance to withdraw part of said wager based on the rank of that player's three cards and said showing common card; showing the second of said two common cards, thereby providing a five card hand for each player, each player's five card hand comprising the two showing common cards and the three cards each player was dealt; and resolving each player's remaining wager, which was not withdrawn based on the ranking of that player's five card hand.

Claim 8

A method of playing a wagering card game for a number of players using standard playing cards having a standard rank, said game involving standard poker hand rankings and comprising the steps of: each player placing a wager to participate in the game; a dealer dealing three cards face down to each player and two common cards face down; giving each player the chance examine the three card received by that player and to withdraw part of said wager based on the rank of that player's three cards; showing one of said common cards; giving each player another chance to withdraw part of said wager based on the rank of that player's three cards and said showing common card; showing the second of said two common cards, thereby providing a five card hand for each player, each player's five card hand comprising the two showing common cards and the three cards each player was dealt; and resolving each player's remaining wager, which was not withdrawn based on the ranking of that player's five card hand.

Claim 11

A method of playing a wagering game with a single, typical fifty-two card poker deck, the cards having standard rank and value, said game involving generally well recognized and accepted five-card poker wager-resolving hand ranking outcomes and comprising the steps of: each player wagering an initial, three-part wager amount to participate in the game; a dealer dealing three cards face down to each participating player and two common cards face down for use by all participating players; giving each participating player the chance to inspect the three cards that player received, the dealer then giving each player the choice of withdrawing or leaving at risk the first part of that player's initially wagered amount based on the rank and value of that player's three cards; the dealer then turning over and showing one of the common cards and giving each player the choice of withdrawing or leaving at risk the second part of that player's initially wagered amount based on the rank and value of that player's three cards and the showing common card; the dealer then turning over and showing the second common card and each participating player showing the three cards received from the dealer, thereby providing a five card hand for each participating player, each five card hand comprising the two showing common cards and the three cards each participating player was dealt; and resolving the remaining third part, the remaining first and third parts, the remaining second and third parts or the three remaining parts of each participating player's initially wagered amount, which was not withdrawn, based on the poker hand ranking outcome of that player's five card hand.

Claim 12

A method of playing a wagering game with a single, typical fifty-two card poker deck, the cards having standard rank and value, said game involving generally well recognized and accepted five-card poker wager-resolving hand ranking outcomes and comprising the steps of: each player wagering an initial, three-part wager amount to participate in the game; a dealer dealing three cards face down to each participating player and two common cards face down for use by all participating players; giving each participating player the chance to inspect the three cards that player received, the dealer then giving each player the choice of withdrawing or leaving at risk the first part of that player's initially wagered amount based on the rank and value of that player's three cards; the dealer then turning over and showing one of the common cards and giving each player the choice of withdrawing or leaving at risk the second part of that player's initially wagered amount based on the rank and value of that player's three cards and the showing common card; the dealer then turning over and showing the second common card and each participating player showing the three cards received from the dealer, thereby providing a five card hand for each participating player, each five card hand comprising the two showing common cards and the three cards each participating player was dealt; and resolving the remaining third part, the remaining first and third parts, the remaining second and third parts or the three remaining parts of each participating player's initially wagered amount, which was not withdrawn, based on the poker hand ranking outcome of that player's five card hand.