FOUR-CARD POKER GAME WITH VARIABLE WAGER AND REMOTE PLAYER

摘要

An online casino game utilizes at least one deck of playing cards. Each player places an initial wager. A first and a second number of cards are dealt to a dealer and to each player, respectively. The first and second numbers are greater than the number of cards to be used in determining a poker rank hand for the dealer and for each player, respectively. The dealer and each player discard at least one card to form a dealer hand and a player hand, respectively, having an equal number of cards. Each player hand is resolved against the dealer hand according to predetermined game rules. The initial wager must be at least matched with a game wager (play wager), which may be a multiple of the initial wager (e.g., 1× to 5×, at the option of the player), for the player to remain in the game after receiving his cards.

主权项

1. A method of administering a wagering game on a table with live dealing communicated to a user device associated with a player and remote from the table, comprising:
providing a gaming system comprising:
a table comprising:
a play area depicting at least one player position;a card handling system;a camera;a dealer display; anda player action indicator; anda table manager in operable communication with the card handling system, the camera, the dealer display, the player action indicator, and the user device associated with the player; the table manager transmitting video feed from the camera to the user device; the table manager receiving, from the user device, an indication of at least one of an ante wager and a bonus wager associated with the player to qualify the player to participate in the wagering game; the card handling system providing the dealer a set of player cards including five randomized playing cards from a deck of physical playing cards; the card handling system determining card information for the set of player cards and transmitting the card information for the set of player cards to the table manager; the card handling system providing the dealer a set of dealer cards including six randomized playing cards from the deck of physical playing cards; the card handling system determining card information for the set of dealer cards and transmitting the card information for the set of dealer cards to the table manager; the gaming system instructing the user device to present to the player options consisting of a fold election and a play wager election of a play wager amount at least equaling an amount of the ante wager; the table manager receiving from the user device an indication of an election selected from the options and input at the user device; the table manager communicating the indication of the election to the dealer display and the player action indicator; the table manager determining a four-card player hand from the set of player cards; the table manager determining a four-card dealer hand from the set of dealer cards; and the table manager resolving the at least one of the ante wager and the bonus wager, associated with the player, based at least in part on a comparison of the four-card player hand, associated with the player, to the four-card dealer hand.