Multi-round wager accumulation game

A system for conducting a multi-round wager accumulation card game in a casino, comprising:

• a gaming table having a table surface with:
• a plurality of player wagering stations each configured to receive a standard wager from a corresponding player;
• a plurality of wager accumulation stations, each associated with a specific round of gameplay and configured to store standard wagers transferred from the plurality of player wagering stations;
• at least one card distribution area;
• an advantaged play ON/OFF button;
• one or more partner play stations for partnership wagering among players;
• a deck of fifty cards consisting of:
• forty build cards;
• and
• ten half-pot cards;
• a dealer interface comprising:
• a dealer chip rack also configured to receive a casino commission;
• a dealer button for establishing card distribution order;
• wherein the system is implemented according to steps of:
• the plurality of players occupying players positions at the gaming table;
• accepting equal standard wagers from the plurality of players into respective player wagering stations;
• transferring the standard wagers from the plurality of player wagering stations into corresponding wager accumulation stations by round and player;
• distributing one or more cards from the deck of fifty cards to each player in an established order;
• immediately eliminating from a round the player receiving a build card;
• declaring a game winner the player receiving two half-pot cards in immediate succession, and transferring all accumulated wagers from all the wager accumulation stations to that player;
• continuing gameplay in subsequent rounds with continued wager accumulation if no player receives a winning combination, for up to a maximum of ten rounds;
• enabling any player to exit the multi-round wager accumulation card game at a start of the round and receive a refund of accumulated wagers, less a casino commission;
• permitting a new player to take an unoccupied player position and enter the wager accumulation card game at the start of the round by placing catchup wagers equal to missed wagers in prior rounds;
• computing when total accumulated wagers across rounds exceed a threshold based on odds of winning, and set the advantaged play ON/OFF button to ON when the threshold is crossed;
• wherein the system is configured for partner play where a second player places a portion of the standard wagers in a first player partner play station.