Poker game with variable payouts based on probabilities of winning

Abstract

A poker game wherein conditions for a player's hand(s) and a dealer's hand(s) are different such that the player may have different probabilities of winning than the dealer. Payouts are adjusted such that the player's hands are disadvantaged compared to the dealer (e.g., the dealer can have more cards in the dealer's hand) so that the player's payouts may be more than even money to compensate for long odds.

1 . A method to play a wagering game, the method comprising:
 providing a physical deck of cards;   receiving a wager from a player;   revealing, from the physical deck of cards, a player's hand and a dealer's hand;   continuing to add revealed cards to the dealer's hand until the dealer outranks the player's hand; and   resolving the wager based on a number of cards in the dealer's hand.   
     
     
         2 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the continuing stops adding revealed cards to the dealer's hand after the dealer's hand comprises a predetermined number of dealer's cards. 
     
     
         3 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein whether the dealer outranks the player's hand is determined by taking a best X card hand out of all cards in the dealer's hand and comparing this to a best Y card hand out of all cards in the player's hand. 
     
     
         4 . The method as recited in  claim 3 , wherein x=5. 
     
     
         5 . The method as recited in  claim 4 , wherein y=2, and the player's hand comprises two cards. 
     
     
         6 . The method as recited in  claim 3 , wherein a dealer's initial hand comprises two cards. 
     
     
         7 . An electronic device to play a wagering game, the device comprising:
 an input device;   an output device;   a processing unit configured to operate with the input device and the output device, the processing unit configured to perform the following instructions:   receiving a wager from a player;   revealing, from the physical deck of cards, a player's hand and a dealer's hand;   continuing to add revealed cards to the dealer's hand until the dealer outranks the player's hand; and   resolving the wager based on a number of cards in the dealer's hand.   
     
     
         8 . The device as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the continuing stops adding revealed cards to the dealer's hand after the dealer's hand comprises a predetermined number of dealer's cards. 
     
     
         9 . The device as recited in  claim 7 , wherein whether the dealer outranks the player's hand is determined by taking a best X card hand out of all cards in the dealer's hand and comparing this to a best Y card hand out of all cards in the player's hand. 
     
     
         10 . The device as recited in  claim 9 , wherein x=5. 
     
     
         11 . The device as recited in  claim 10 , wherein y=2, and the player's hand comprises two cards. 
     
     
         12 . The device as recited in  claim 9 , wherein a dealer's initial hand comprises two cards.