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.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION DATA[0001]The present Application claims priority from Provisional U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 906,916, filed Mar. 16, 2007.[0002]This application has subject matter that is related to game disclosures in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 704,680, filed Feb. 7, 2007; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 152,325 filed May 20, 2002; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 589,701, filed Oct. 20, 2006; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 502,080, filed Aug. 9, 2006; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 156,352, filed Jun. 17, 2005, and any continuations or continuations-in-part thereof, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]The present invention relates to the field of casino wagering, casino card game wagering, and particularly casino table card game wagering where a wager may be house-banked.[0005]2. Background of the Art[0006]Many different wagering games presently exist f...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]A bad beat side bet game is provided for a casino card game. Although the wager is useful in any game with dealer-versus-player competition, one preferred underlying game is a variant of Texas Hold 'Em poker, such as Ultimate Texas Hold 'EM™ poker casino card game. In the casino card game, at least one player hand competes against a dealer hand, with an initial wager at risk. A wager may be placed at risk by each player placing at least one Ante wager to participate in the casino card game. A bad beat side bet game is also present, this side bet game being based on a card ranking system. The format of play of the side bet game may include (in addition to any underlying steps in the play of the underlying casino card game): each player placing a side bet to participate in the side bet game; a dealer dealing at least one player hand and a dealer hand; comparing a rank of the player hand to the dealer hand in the side bet game, wherein the player wins when one of the following two conditions occurs; the player hand meets or exceeds a first predetermined minimum ranking and the dealer hand beats the player hand; and 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.

Problems solved by technology

Furthermore, the games usually involve numerous wagering opportunities for the players, thus increasing player participation and excitement.

However, accumulating even a great poker is still no guarantee that a player will be rewarded.

However, in the very unlikely event that the dealer has a royal flush, the player will lose.

The player will not only suffer a loss, but will often fail to qualify for a bonus award based on the hand rank itself because in many casino games, bonuses are paid only if the player's hand beats the dealer's hand.

This compounded misfortune is likely to be the cause of some aggravation amongst regular players.

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