Method of playing a bonus wager for poker games that have community cards

Abstract

A method of playing a bonus wager for a poker game that has community cards wherein at least one card is dealt to each player hand and at least one card is dealt as community cards. A player wagering on the bonus wins if a subset of cards in a bonus hand composed of one or more of the community cards has a predetermined combination, such as a rank found in the bonus pay table.

1 . A method of playing a bonus wager for a poker-type card game with at least one 52-card deck of playing cards, said method comprising the following steps: 
 (a) at least one player wagering on said bonus;    (b) dealing at least one playing card to a plurality of hands;    (c) dealing at least one playing card as community cards;    (d) forming a bonus hand from at least one of said community cards; and    (e) paying said at least one player a predetermined amount if a subset of said bonus hand has a predetermined combination of playing cards.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein at least three playing cards are dealt as said community cards.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein said bonus hand is at least three of said community cards and said subset is all of said bonus hand.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein five playing cards are dealt as said community cards.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein said bonus hand is three of said community cards and said subset is all of said bonus hand.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 4  wherein said bonus hand is five of said community cards and said subset is four cards of said bonus hand.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 4  wherein said bonus hand is five of said community cards and said subset is all of said bonus hand.  
   
   
       9 . A method of playing a bonus for a poker-type card game with at least one 52-card deck of playing cards, said method comprising the following steps: 
 (a) at least one player wagering on said bonus;    (b) dealing two playing cards to a plurality of hands;    (c) dealing five playing cards as community cards;    (d) forming a bonus hand from at least one of said community cards; and    (e) paying said at least one player a predetermined amount if a subset of said bonus hand has a predetermined combination of playing cards.    
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein said bonus hand is three of said community cards and said subset is all of said bonus hand.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 9  wherein said bonus hand is at least three of said community cards and said subset is all of said bonus hand.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 9  wherein said bonus hand is five of said community cards and said subset is four cards of said bonus hand.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 9  wherein said bonus hand is five of said community cards and said subset is all of said bonus hand.