Poker game assembly and method of card playing in a casino

Abstract

A poker game assembly utilized in 1) a support playing table assembly; 2) a table payout/payout panel supported on an upper surface of support playing table assembly. The table layout/payout panel includes 1) player areas; 2) a dealer area to support a deck of player card members, three decks of community cards, a dealer tray assembly, a winner marker member, and a card support shoe member; 3) a community card display and wagering area; 4) a 5-card stud showdown payout table; 5) a 3-card community betting area; 6) a 5-card jackpot betting area; and 7) a community card receiving area. The community card display and wagering area includes 1) an individual card wager area; 2) a single suit wager area; 3) a single card any suit wager area; 4) a red/black wager area; 5) a 3-way split deck wager area; 6) an over/under 7 wager area; 7) an odd/even wager area; and 8) a Lucky 7 wager area. A player member may bet and place chip wagers in any of the above noted wager and betting areas, the 3-card community card table area, and the 5-card jackpot betting area. The method of card playing in a casino begins with a round of wagering, then two cards are dealt to each player member, and the first community card is drawn and placed face up. The dealer collects all losing wagers and pays all winning wagers after each community card is revealed. After the third community card is revealed, the dealer member collects losing wagers and pays winning wagers in all betting and wagering areas as mentioned after the first two community cards plus the wagers covered by the 5-card stud showdown payout table, the 3-card community betting area, and the 5-card jackpot betting area. After all wagers are paid, all chips and cards are collected, another round of the method of card playing in a casino can start.

I claim:  
     
         1 ) A poker game assembly, comprising: 
 a) a table layout/payout panel adapted to be mounted on a top horizontal surface of a support playing table assembly;    b) said table layout/payout panel includes numerous independent wagering areas having 1) a community card display and wagering area; 2) a 3-card community betting area; and 3) a 5-card jackpot betting area; and    c) a player card deck assembly, a community card deck assembly, and sets of player chips with each of said sets of chips being of a different color.    
     
     
         2 ) A method of card playing, comprising: 
 a) providing a plurality of sets of player member chips with each set of a different color, a deck of player card members, three decks of community card deck members, and a table layout/payout panel mounted on a support playing table assembly having a plurality of wager areas thereon;    b) placing wagers by individual player membes on respective ones of said wager areas;    c) dealing each player member two cards from a player card deck assembly;    d) dealing a common community card from a community deck assembly; and    e) collecting all losing wagers and paying all winning wagers placed by the player members on said wager areas.