River card poker

Abstract

A casino game comprising one or more decks of standard playing cards and a layout which designates a first area for placing player cards and a second area composed of a plurality of betting areas The object of the game being to make a good poker hand of five cards being composed of players' individual cards in conjunction with a community card. The preferred game apparatus includes a single deck of standard playing cards and a layout that provides betting areas.

1 . A method of playing a card game comprising the steps of: 
 (a) requiring each player to place an ante wager to participate in a wagering game against the house/bank; and    (b) dealing a predetermined number of cards to each player some face up and some face down;    (c) dealing a single card face up in a designated area on the table specifically for that player;    (d) based on step “c” affording each player the option to place a call wager of equal value to the ante to continue to participate in the wagering game against the house/bank;    (e) based on step “d” dealing a single card face up in a designated area on the table specifically for that player;    (f) based on step “e” affording each player the option to place a river wager in the amount double that of the original ante to continue to participate in the wagering game against the house/bank;    (g) dealing a single community card in a designated area on the table face up specifically for all players to use;    (h) paying each winning player against the house/bank even money for the ante wager;    (i) paying each winning player the odds displayed by the house pay table for the call bet depending upon the poker rank held by each winning player; and    (j) paying each winning player the odds displayed by the house pay table for the river bet depending upon the poker rank held by each winning player.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined number of cards dealt to each player numbers four dealt three cards face down and one card face up specifically for that player.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined number of cards dealt to each player numbers five dealt three cards face down and two cards face up specifically for that player;  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the number of communal cards dealt is one card dealt face up for all players to use.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the total number of cards dealt to each player numbers six, three cards dealt face down and two cards dealt face up specifically for that player and one communal card for all players.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the number of communal cards is one, dealt either face up or face down.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , where in the amount of the ante wager is predetermined by house rules.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7 , where in the amount of the call wager is that of equal value to the ante wager.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the amount of the river wager is that of double the original ante wager.