Six-card poker game

Abstract

A live casino operated tables, games, video games, automated games with live players, or by having a dealer or banker provided with a casino table poker game utilizes at least one deck of playing cards, the game comprising: each player placing at least one wager to participate in the casino game; dealing a first number of cards to a dealer as a banker's hand, the first number of cards being greater than the number of cards to be used in determination of a poker rank hand for the banker's hand; dealing a second number of cards to each player, the second number of cards being greater than the number of cards to be used in determination of a poker rank hand for each player; the dealer discarding at least one card from the banker's hand to form a resulting single dealer hand; each player discarding at least one card to form a resulting player's hand for each player, wherein the number of cards in resulting player's hands and the resulting banker's hand are equal; and resolving each player hand against the banker's hand according to predetermined game rules. The initial player's wagers must be at least matched with a Game Bet (or play bet of I X or more of the Ante) to remain in the game after players have received their cards. The Game Bet multiple is selected by the player. The game may be a live table game or part of an interactive gaming system.

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         47 . A multi-player platform that provides multiple player positions for live players to engage in an interactive stud poker game with a virtual dealer and virtual cards comprising at least two player positions that enable live players to place wagers on an underlying poker-type game, a display system for showing a virtual dealer, a display system for showing at least the virtual cards used in play of the underlying poker-type game, and a processor that contains the rules of the underlying poker-type game, the processor enabling play for each player on the underlying poker-type game according to the following rules: 
 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;    dealing a second number of cards to each player, said second number of cards being 6 and being greater than the number of cards to be used in determination of a 5-card poker rank hand for each player;    the dealer utilizing fewer than all of the cards dealt to form a resulting single banker hand;    each player utilizing fewer than all of the cards dealt to form a resulting player's hand for each player, wherein the number of cards utilized in the resulting player's hands and the resulting banker's hand are equal; and    resolving each player hand against the dealer's hand according to predetermined game rules.    
     
     
         48 . The platform according to  claim 47 , wherein six cards are dealt to each player and seven cards are dealt to each dealer.  
     
     
         49 . The platform according to  claim 48 , wherein the dealer and each player marks a best five-card poker hand.  
     
     
         50 . The platform according to  claim 47  and further comprising the player having an option of making an additional side bet on the occurrence of a predetermined at least one winning bonus combination.  
     
     
         51 . The platform according to  claim 50 , wherein the at least one bonus combination is a five-card poker hand.  
     
     
         52 . The platform according to  claim 47  wherein the player is required to make an additional play bet to stay in the game, and wherein the additional play bet is between 1× and 25× the Ante.  
     
     
         53 . A multi-player platform that provides multiple player positions for live players to engage in a stud poker game with a virtual dealer and virtual cards comprising at least two player positions that enable live players to place wagers on an underlying poker-type game, a display system for showing a virtual dealer, a display system for showing the virtual cards used in play of the underlying poker-type game, and a processor that contains the rules of the underlying poker-type game, the processor enabling play for each player on the underlying poker-type game according to the following rules using standard poker hand ranking: 
 each player placing a wager to participate in the game;    each player placing a first wager to participate in a live casino game;    a dealer dealing six cards to each player;    the dealer dealing seven cards to the dealer as a banker's hand; each player optionally folding or making an additional bet that is a multiple of the first wager, wherein the multiplication factor is at least  1  and selected by the player; and    resolving the wager according to predetermined game rules.    
     
     
         54 . The platform according to  claim 53 , wherein both the players and dealer exclude cards to form a best five-card poker hand.  
     
     
         55 . The platform according to  claim 54 , wherein the multiplication factor is between 1× and 25×.  
     
     
         56 . The platform of  claim 53  wherein the rules additionally provide an opportunity for the player to place at least one side bet.  
     
     
         57 . A multi-player platform that provides multiple player positions for live players to engage in a stud poker game with a virtual dealer and virtual cards comprising at least two player positions that enable live players to place wagers on an underlying poker-type game, a display system for showing a virtual dealer, a display system for showing at least the virtual cards used in play of the underlying poker-type game, and a processor that contains the rules of the underlying poker-type game, the processor enabling play for each player on the underlying poker-type game according to the following rules with a virtual single, typical fifty-two card poker deck, the cards having standard rank and value, said game involving standard five-card poker wager-resolving hand ranking outcomes and comprising the steps of: 
 each player placing a first wager to participate in a live casino game;    a dealer dealing six cards to each player;    the dealer dealing seven cards to the dealer as a banker's hand; each player optionally folding or making an additional bet that is a multiple of the Ante wager, at the option of the player, but not necessarily equal to the Ante wager; and    resolving the wager according to predetermined game rules.    
     
     
         58 . The platform according to claim  11 , wherein the Ante and Bet are combined.  
     
     
         59 . The platform according to claim  11 , wherein the player is paid according to a pay table when the player hand ranking exceeds the dealer's hand ranking.  
     
     
         60 . The platform according to  claim 57 , wherein players are paid an automatic bonus on the Ante for certain predetermined high-ranking hands.  
     
     
         61 . The platform according to  claim 57  wherein the multiple is between 1× and 25× the Ante.  
     
     
         62 . An automated wagering gaming event system comprising: 
 at least two distinct video displays, a first display for showing a dealer in a card game and at least a second display showing at least playing cards to individual players;    at least one processor for enabling play of the wagering gaming event;    multiple player positions to enable multiple players to play the game;    wherein at least one processor can feed at least two different multiple video images and merge the at least two multiple video images to form a composite image of a dealer against a background, wherein the background comprises at least one dynamic image and the system displays images enabling play of a game according to the following rules:    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 an Ante wager to participate in the game;    dealing a first number of cards comprising at least a part of a first hand to each player;    dealing a second number of cards comprising at least part of a second hand to the dealer, dealing an additional card or cards, if necessary to complete the player and dealer hands;    after viewing his cards, each player either folding or making a play bet that is a multiple of at least I X the Ante, the multiple selected by the player from a range of multiples offered in the wagering game;    each player discarding at least one card from the player hand;    the dealer discarding two cards from the dealer hand;    comparing the hand values using poker rank as a criteria;    and awarding all players whose hand is of a higher rank than the dealer and banker hand a payout.    
     
     
         63 . The system of  claim 62  wherein said first and second number of at least part of a first hand of cards are not equal.  
     
     
         64 . The system according to  claim 63  wherein the number of cards in the dealer hand is seven and the number of cards in the player hands is six, wherein the players and dealer use their best five cards for a highest-ranking poker hand.  
     
     
         65 . The system according to  claim 63  and further comprising dealing at least one community card used to complete at least the player hands.  
     
     
         66 . The system of  claim 65  wherein the community card is used to complete the dealer hand.