Method of playing variant of poker

Abstract

A wagering game is played under the control of a dealer with steps of: a) a set of playing cards is used to provide random cards from a set of playing cards; b) the dealer requires two equal wagers at a player position at two locations, wherein each of the two locations represents a wager on a single poker hand of three cards; c) the dealer dealing exactly three random cards from the d set of playing cards to a first of the two locations; d) the dealer moving exactly and only one card from the first of the two locations to a second location of the two locations; e) the dealer completing three-card hands at the two locations; f) the dealer providing a three card hand at a dealer's position; and g) the dealer resolving the two wagers by comparing three-card poker ranks of each of the two locations against a three-card poker rank of the three card hand at the dealer's position.

1 ) A method of playing a wagering game under the control of a dealer comprising:
 a) a set of playing cards is shuffled to form a randomized set of playing cards;   b) the dealer requires two equal wagers at a player position at two locations, wherein each of the two locations represents a wager on a single poker hand of a final three cards;   c) the dealer dealing exactly two cards from the randomized set of playing cards to each of the two locations, for a total of four cards at each player position;   d) the dealer moving exactly one and only one card from the first of the two locations to a second location of the two locations and exactly one and only one card from the second of the two locations to the first of the two locations;   e) the dealer completing three-card hands at the two locations;   f) the dealer providing a three card hand at a dealer's position; and   g) the dealer resolving the two wagers by comparing three-card poker ranks of each of the two locations at the player position against a three-card poker rank of the three card hand at the dealer's position.   
     
     
         2 ) The method of  claim 1  wherein the dealer deals the two cards to the first location and moves the one card before any cards are dealt to the second location. 
     
     
         3 ) The method of  claim 1  wherein the dealer deals the two cards to the first location and moves the one cards according to step d) after the two cards are also present in the second location. 
     
     
         4 ) The method of  claim 1  wherein the dealer deals the two cards to the first location and moves the one card after the two cards are present in the second location and the dealer has received the three cards at the dealer position. 
     
     
         5 ) The method of  claim 4  wherein one card in the second position is moved by the dealer to the first location and the dealer is provided with exactly four playing cards from which to make a best three-card poker hand. 
     
     
         6 ) A method of playing a wagering game under the control of a dealer comprising:
 h) a set of physical playing cards is used to provide random physical playing cards during play of the wagering game;   i) the dealer requires two equal wagers at a player position at two locations, wherein each of the two locations represents a wager on a single poker hand of three cards;   j) the dealer dealing exactly two random physical playing cards to a first of the two locations;   k) the dealer moving exactly one and only one card from the first of the two locations to a second location of the two locations and exactly one and only one card from the second of the two locations to the first of the two locations;   l) the dealer completing three-card hands at the two locations using random cards from the set of physical playing cards;   m) the dealer providing a three card hand at a dealer's position of random playing cards from the set of physical playing cards; and   n) the dealer resolving the two wagers by comparing three-card poker ranks of each of the two locations against a three-card poker rank of the three card hand at the dealer's position.   
     
     
         7 ) The method of  claim 6  wherein the dealer deals two random cards to the first location and moves the one card before any cards are dealt to the second location and the physical playing cards are provided from a mechanical physical playing card randomizing machine that provides playing cards for the dealer to distribute. 
     
     
         8 ) The method of  claim 6  wherein the dealer deals two cards to the first location and moves the one card after at least one card is present in the second location and the physical playing cards are provided from a mechanical physical playing card randomizing machine that provides playing cards for the dealer to distribute. 
     
     
         9 ) The method of  claim 6  wherein the dealer deals two cards to the first location and moves the one card after exactly two cards are present in the second location and the physical playing cards are provided from a mechanical physical playing card randomizing machine that provides playing cards for the dealer to distribute. 
     
     
         10 ) The method of  claim 6  wherein the dealer deals two cards to the first location and moves the one card after exactly two cards are present in the second location and the dealer position has three cards and the physical playing cards are provided from a mechanical physical playing card randomizing machine that provides playing cards for the dealer to distribute. 
     
     
         11 ) The method of  claim 9  wherein the at least one card in the second position is moved by the dealer to the first location. 
     
     
         12 ) The method of  claim 10  wherein one card in the second position is moved by the dealer to the first location and one card in the second position is moved by the dealer to the first location. 
     
     
         13 ) The method of  claim 6  wherein the physical set of playing cards are provided from a physical playing card randomizing machine, and specific numbers of playing cards are provided for the dealer to distribute to a single position at at least one step during play of the game. 
     
     
         14 ) The method of  claim 1  wherein the dealer accepts a wager on each of the player's two hand locations for a bonus wager paid off at odds listed by the dealer on a paytable, the dealer resolving the wager by comparing three card poker ranks for each player position hand where a bonus wager has been placed against a list of three card poker ranks and odds and paying player position hands based on the odds listed on the paytable. 
     
     
         15 ) The method of  claim 6  wherein the dealer accepts a wager on each of the player's two hand locations for a bonus wager paid off at odds listed by the dealer on a paytable, the dealer resolving the wager by comparing three card poker ranks for each player position hand where a bonus wager has been placed against a list of three card poker ranks and odds and paying player position hands based on the odds listed on the paytable. 
     
     
         19 ) A method of playing a wagering game on an electronic system under the control of a virtual dealer, the electronic system comprising a processor, a video display screen and player input controls at at least one player position, the processor acting as a virtual dealer comprising:
 a) a set of playing cards is provided by the processor as a randomized set of playing cards;   b) the virtual dealer requires two equal wagers at a single player virtual hand position at two player virtual hand locations, wherein each of the two player virtual hand locations represents a single wager of the two equal wagers on a single poker hand of three cards;   c) the virtual dealer dealing exactly two cards from the randomized set of playing cards to a first of the two locations;   d) the virtual dealer moving exactly and only one card from the first of the two virtual player hand locations to a player virtual hand second location of the two locations;   e) the virtual dealer completing three-card hands at the two virtual player hand locations;   f) the virtual dealer providing a four card hand from the randomized set of playing cards at a dealer's virtual position; and   g) the virtual dealer resolving the two wagers by comparing three-card poker ranks of each of the two virtual player locations against a best three-card poker rank of the four card hand at the dealer's virtual position.   
     
     
         20 ) The method of  claim 19  wherein the dealer accepts a wager on each of the player's two hand locations for a bonus wager paid off at odds listed by the dealer on a paytable, the dealer resolving the wager by comparing three card poker ranks for each player position hand where a bonus wager has been placed against a list of three card poker ranks and odds and paying player position hands based on the odds listed on the paytable.