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Casino game with player choice (u-pik)Related Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Card Or Tile Games, Cards Or Tiles ThereforCasino game with player choice (u-pik) description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070205559, Casino game with player choice (u-pik). Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part (CIP) of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/317,306, filed Dec. 27, 2005, pending, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] (Not Applicable) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The present invention relates to casino games and, more particularly, to casino games utilizing community cards where a player chooses between different community card hands by placing a `pick` wager. [0004] Casino operators are continually searching for ways to make casino table games more attractive and player friendly. New Poker derivatives such as Caribbean Stud, Let It Ride, Pai Gow Poker, and Three Card Poker have made a significant contribution. To facilitate the success of a casino game, it is important that the casino advantage is reasonable, that the game is relatively easy to understand for both players and dealers, and that there is at least a player perception of a reasonable chance for a player premium hand to defeat the dealer in a competition mode or win an increased payout in a proposition mode or both. [0005] With respect to types of Poker, conventional established terms are draw and stud. These terms have become out-of-date as community card games have been established. Community card games such as Hold 'Em and Omaha could be regarded as combining aspects of both draw and stud. In typical community card games, players are dealt player cards, and one or more community cards are shared by all the players. The players can then use the community cards together with the player cards to achieve a hand ranking. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] The present description encompasses a variety of casino games where players are provided a choice between multiple community hands. After making an initial wager, the players receive one or more cards, and subsequently a pair of community hands, which may include only one card each, are dealt by the dealer. The player then places a Pick wager, which serves to designate the player's community hand choice. One or more additional cards may be dealt, and the player forms a player hand with the original player card(s) and the selected community hand or cards. By permitting players to choose between community hands/cards, players appreciate that premium hands are more easily attained. [0007] In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method of playing a wagering game includes the steps of (a) a player placing an initial wager; (b) dealing at least one card to the player; (c) dealing a first community hand including at least a first community card and a second community hand including at least a second community card, at least one card of the first and second community hands being exposed; (d) the player placing a Pick wager to select one of the first or second community hands; (e) forming a player hand consisting of (1) the at least one card dealt to the player in step (b), and (2) the selected one of the first community hand and the second community hand; and (f) resolving the initial wager and the Pick wager based on a hand rank of the player hand according to game rules. In one operating mode, the Pick wager must be equal to the initial wager. [0008] The method may further include, prior to step (b), the player placing a proposition wager, which is resolved according to a hand rank of at least one of the player hand or a proposition hand consisting of (1) the at least one card dealt to the player in step (b), and (2) the unselected one of the first community hand and the second community hand. In one operating mode, the hand rank is based on Poker rankings, where the proposition wager is resolved by paying a payout if the hand rank of at least one of the player hand and the proposition hand exceeds a predetermined hand rank, such as Two Pair, with the payout being determined on a payscale. The player may be provided an option to wager different amounts for the initial wager and the proposition wager. Moreover, the initial wager and the proposition wager may be compulsory. [0009] In one embodiment, the first community hand includes two cards and an initially concealed card, where the second community hand comprises two cards and the initially concealed card. Preferably, the initially concealed card is revealed after step (d). Prior to step (c), the method may include dealing two cards to a dealer, where step (b) is practiced by dealing two cards to the player, and where the method includes, after revealing the initially concealed card, forming a dealer hand consisting of the two cards dealt to the dealer and the one of the first community hand and the second community that when combined with the two dealer cards make a best dealer hand rank. Step (f) may be practiced by comparing the player hand ran with the dealer hand rank. In this context, if the player hand rank exceeds the dealer hand rank, the player wins a payout on the initial wager and the Pick wager. [0010] The method may farther include providing the player an option to surrender the initial wager prior to placing the Pick wager and prior to revealing the concealed card. The player may also be provided an option to pick both the first community hand and the second community hand. In this context, in order to pick both the first community hand and the second community hand, the player may be required to place a Pick Both wager along with two Pick wagers, where the initial wager, the Pick Both wager and each of the Pick wagers are equal. [0011] The method may further include, prior to step (c), dealing at least one card to a dealer, and after step (e), forming a dealer hand including the at least one card dealt to the dealer and one of the first community hand and the second community hand, wherein step (c) is practiced by comparing a value of the dealer hand with the value of the player hand. Hand values may comprise at least one of a hand rank or a numerical value. Hand ranks are preferably determined based on one of Poker rankings or Pai Gow tiles rankings, and hand numerical values are preferably determined based on one of a modulo-10 Baccarat counting system, a Blackjack counting system, or dice values. [0012] In another exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method of playing a casino Poker game includes the steps of (a) a player placing an initial wager; (b) dealing two cards to the player; (c) dealing two cards to a dealer; (d) dealing five community cards including a concealed card and four exposed cards, wherein a first community hand includes a first two of the four exposed cards and the concealed card, and wherein a second community hand includes a second two of the four exposed cards and the concealed card; (e) the player placing a Pick wager to select one of the first or second community hands; (f) forming a player hand consisting of (1) the two cards dealt to the player in step (b), and (2) the selected one of the first community hand and the second community hand; (g) revealing the concealed card and establishing a player hand Poker rank using four cards in the player hand; (h) after step (g), the dealer forming a dealer hand consisting of (1) the two cards dealt to the dealer in step (c), and (2) the one of the first community hand and the second community hand that when combined with the two dealer cards make a best dealer Poker hand rank; and (i) resolving the initial wager and the Pick wager based on a comparison of the player hand rank and the dealer hand rank. [0013] In yet another exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method of playing a casino card game provides a player with a player hand and a dealer with a dealer hand, wherein the player selects one of a first community hand and a second community hand as part of the player hand, the fist and second community hands including at least one shared concealed card, the dealer exposing the at least one concealed card, the dealer subsequently selecting one of the first and second community hands as part of the dealer hand, and resolving the game based on a comparison of the player hand and the dealer hand. [0014] In still another exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method of playing a casino card game provides a player with a player hand, and includes the player placing an initial wager, the player selecting one of a first community hand and a second community hand as part of the player hand by placing a Pick wager in a designated location, and resolving the initial wager and the Pick wager based on the player hand according to game rules. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0015] These and other aspects and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which: [0016] FIG. 1 is a plan view of an exemplary table layout according to embodiments of the present invention; and [0017] FIG. 2 is a plan view of an exemplary table layout according to alternative embodiments of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0018] In the following detailed description, the method and apparatus according to the present invention will be described in conjunction with their application to a casino environment, thus incorporating wagers, payouts etc. Those of ordinary skill in the art will readily comprehend alternative applications of the present invention outside a casino environment, and the invention is not necessarily meant to be limited to the described application. For example, the game may be embodied in a video game that is played for entertainment purposes against a computer or the like. Alternatively, players may play the game without wagers in a head-to-head format with one player acting as a dealer, and the other player simply keeping track of wins and losses. Continue reading about Casino game with player choice (u-pik)... 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