Bad beat side bet on house-banked casino card games

Abstract

A playing card wagering game has a player hand compete against a dealer hand according to rank or count of the player hand and dealer hand. At least one player places a first wager on the card wagering game and a second wager on at least one side bet event. The player hand and dealer hand are completed with playing cards. Relative rank or relative count of the player hand and dealer hand are determined. The first wager is resolved based upon the determined relative rank or relative count by determining if the dealer hand wins or the player hand wins, thereby also determining a losing hand. The second wager is resolved according to rules that comprise comparing rank or count of the losing hand to a paytable, preferably only the losing rank of either the player or dealer hand.

1 . A method of playing a playing card wagering game in which a player hand competes against a dealer hand according to rank or count of the player hand and dealer hand wherein:
 at least one player places a first wager on the card wagering game and a second wager on at least one side bet event;   the player hand and dealer hand are completed with playing cards;   relative rank or relative count of the player hand and dealer hand are determined;   the first wager is resolved based upon the determined relative rank or relative count by determining if the dealer hand wins or the player hand wins, thereby also determining a losing hand; and   resolving the second wager according to rules that comprise comparing rank or count of the losing hand to a paytable.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein only the rank or count of the losing hand is considered in the paytable. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein relative poker rank of the dealer hand and the player hand are determined. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2  wherein relative poker rank of the dealer hand and the player hand are determined. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3  wherein poker rank is determined for best hand of a number of cards selected from the group consisting of 3-card hands, 4-card hands and 5-card hands. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4  wherein poker rank is determined for best hand of a number of cards selected from the group consisting of 3-card hands, 4-card hands and 5-card hands. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 3  wherein poker rank is determined for best hand of a number of cards selected from the group consisting of 4-card hands and 5-card hands selected from a dealer hand and a player hand of more than 4-cards and more than 5-cards, respectively. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 4  wherein poker rank is determined for best hand of a number of cards selected from the group consisting of 4-card hands and 5-card hands selected from a dealer hand and a player hand of more than 4-cards and more than 5-cards, respectively. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 3  wherein poker rank is determined for a final dealer hand and a final player hand for best 5-card poker hand using at least some community cards. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein each player has two hole cards available and the dealer has two hole cards available for use in determining respective best 5-card poker hands. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9  wherein in addition to making the first wager as a mandatory first wager and optionally placing the second wager, the player is required to make a third wager on a separate side bet event before receiving playing cards. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein in addition to making the first wager as a mandatory first wager and optionally placing the second wager, the player is required to make a third wager on a separate side bet event before receiving playing cards. 
     
     
         13 . The, method of  claim 1  wherein the player hand comprises of community cards. 
     
     
         14 . A bad beat side bet game in a casino card game, wherein in the casino card game at least one player hand competes against a dealer hand, and wherein each player places at least one Ante wager to participate in the casino card game, the bad beat side bet game based on a card ranking system, the bad beat side bet game comprising:
 each player placing a side bet to participate in the side bet game;   a dealer dealing at least one player hand and the dealer hand;   comparing a rank of the player hand to the dealer hand, wherein the player wins when one of the following two conditions occurs:
 a) the player hand meets or exceeds a first predetermined minimum ranking and the dealer hand beats the player hand; and 
 b) the dealer hands meets or exceeds a second predetermined minimum ranking and the player hand beats the dealer hand; and 
   awarding the player a payout when one of the two conditions is met.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the payout amount is an odds payout, depending upon rank of a losing hand. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the card game is based on a poker ranking system, wherein a number of cards is used to determine the ranking is based on one of a 3, 4 and 5 card poker hand. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein a player must make the Ante wager and at least one additional wager in order to qualify for making the bad beat side bet wager. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the first and second predetermined minimum rankings are equal. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the predetermined minimum rankings are selected from the group consisting of: two pair, a pair and three of a kind.