Special bonus game in Pai Gow Poker variant

Abstract

A method of playing a Pai Gow Poker wagering card game is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) a player placing a wager on a Pai Gow Poker game, b) players placing an optional wager against a pay table on a separate poker-type game that uses only residual cards from the Pai Gow Poker game, c) dealing seven-card hands from a set of cards to six player positions and to one dealer position, leaving at least three residual cards that have not been dealt to the players or to the dealer. The method also includes the steps of: d) resolving the game of Pai Gow Poker, e) comparing a poker hand made from the residual cards to predetermine hand ranks, and f) paying the players who have placed the optional wager when the poker hand from the residual cards is a predetermined rank. In a preferred form of the game, a 52-card deck plus one joker is used and there are four residual cards of which three are used to make a Three Card Poker® hand.

1 . A method of playing a Pai Gow poker wagering card game comprising: 
 a) Players wagering on a Pai Gow game;    b) Players placing an optional wager against a pay table on a separate poker-type game that uses only residual cards from the Pai Gow poker game;    c) dealing seven-card hands from a set of cards to six player positions and one dealer position, leaving at least three residual cards that have not been dealt to players or the dealer;    d) resolving the game of Pai Gow poker;    e) comparing a poker hand made from the residual cards to predetermined hand ranks;    f) paying players who have placed the optional wager when the poker hand from the residual cards is a predetermined rank.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the set of cards comprises a standard fifty-two card deck with a joker.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the set of cards consists of fifty-three cards, a fifty-two card playing card deck and one joker.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the residual cards are used to form a three-card poker hand and the three-card poker hand is compared to a pay table to determine player winnings or losses.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the residual cards are used to form a three-card poker hand and the three-card poker hand is compared to a pay table to determine player winnings or losses.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the residual cards are used to form a three-card poker hand and the three-card poker hand is compared to a pay table to determine player winnings or losses.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the residual cards are used to form a four-card poker hand and the four-card poker hand is compared to a pay table to determine player winnings or losses.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first set of cards comprises a standard fifty-two card deck.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a pay table for the poker hand made from residual cards ranks a pair or better.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the side bet wager on the poker hand made from residual cards is resolved before revealing the dealer's pai gow poker hand.  
     
     
         11 . A method of playing a Pai Gow poker wagering card game comprising: 
 a) Players wagering on a Pai Gow game;    b) Players placing an optional wager a separate poker-type game that uses only residual cards;    c) dealing seven-card hands to six player positions and one dealer position, leaving at least four residual cards that have not been dealt to players or the dealer;    d) resolving the game of Pai Gow poker;    e) comparing a poker hand made from the residual cards to predetermined hand ranks; and    f) paying players according to the rules of the separate poker-type game played with residual cards.    
     
     
         12 . A method of playing a Pai Gow poker wagering card game comprising: 
 a) Players wagering on a Pai Gow game;    b) Players placing an optional wager a separate poker-type game that uses only residual cards;    c) dealing seven-card hands to six player positions and one dealer position, leaving at least four residual cards that have not been dealt to players or the dealer;    d) resolving the game of Pai Gow poker;    e) comparing a poker hand made from fewer than all the residual cards to predetermined hand ranks; and    f) paying players according to the rules of the separate poker-type game played with residual cards.    
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the dealer selects one or more cards to discard after viewing the identity of the residual cards.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the dealer burns one or more of the residual cards prior to viewing the identity of the residual cards.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the dealer burns one card.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the dealer burns one card according to pre-established rules.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the one card is a top card on a stack of residual cards.