Methods, systems, and apparatuses for wagering games including player-banked side bets

摘要

Methods of administering wagering games may comprise accepting a first wager from individual players to play against a dealer. A second wager may be accepted from at least two players to play against one another. A portion of the second wager may be placed in a first pot. A remainder of the second wager may be placed in a second pot. Cards may be dealt to each player and to the dealer. The first wager may be resolved for each player against the dealer. The second wager may be resolved for the at least two players against one another. At least a portion of the first pot may be awarded to at least one player at a conclusion of each round of play. At least a portion of the second pot may be awarded to at least one player holding a predetermined winning hand.

主权项

1. A method of administering a wagering game, comprising:
accepting a first wager from individual players to play a wagering game against a dealer by receiving a physical, monetarily valuable wagering element in a first designated area on a surface of a gaming table; accepting a two-part pot wager from at least two players to play the wagering game against one another, wherein accepting the two-part pot wager comprises:
receiving a first part of the two-part pot wager in a community pot by positioning the wagering elements associated with the first part of the two-part pot wager in a third designated area on the surface of the gaming table; and receiving a second part of the two-part pot wager in a progressive pot by positioning the wagering elements associated with the second part of the two-part pot wager in a fourth designated area on the surface of the gaming table, the fourth designated area being separate and distinct from the third designated area; dealing randomized physical cards from a standard, 52-card deck of playing cards to each player and to the dealer; resolving the underlying game wager for each player against the dealer according to a set of game rules for the underlying game; resolving the first part of the two-part pot wager for the at least two players against one another according to the set of game rules, wherein the community pot is awarded to at least one player at a conclusion of each round of play by physically transferring the wagering elements associated with the community pot to the at least one player at the conclusion of each round of play; and resolving the second part of the two-part pot wager, wherein at least a portion of the progressive pot is awarded to at least one player holding a predetermined winning hand by physically transferring the wagering elements associated with the at least a portion of the progressive pot to the at least one player holding the predetermined winning hand, and wherein the second part of the two-part wager is retained in the progressive pot and subsequent second parts of two-part wagers are added to the progressive pot after each round of play during which a predetermined winning hand is not held by any player eligible to win the second pot.