Methods of Playing Wagering Games and Related Apparatuses

A method of administering a wagering game, comprising:

• receiving an ante wager from each player and placing the ante wager in a first pot;
• dealing three randomly ordered player cards comprising a partial hand to each player, which player cards are available to respective players individually;
• receiving from each player an election to fold or a play wager to continue participation in the wagering game of between one time and four times an amount of the ante wager, with any play wagers being added to the first pot;
• dealing two additional community cards available to all players to complete a five-card poker hand of each player;
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• resolving the ante and play wagers, taking a rake on the first pot, and paying at least a portion of a remainder of the first pot to each player holding a complete five-card poker hand ranked a pair of jacks or higher.

An automated table system for administering a wagering game, comprising:

• at least one display screen;
• at least one player input;
• and
• at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one display screen and the at least one player input, the at least one processor being configured to administer a wagering game using the at least one display screen and the at least one player input by being programmed to:
• receive an ante wager from each player via the at least one player input;
• display three player cards comprising a partial hand to each player on the at least one display screen, which player cards are available to respective players individually;
• receive from each player an election to fold or a play wager to continue participation in the wagering game of between one time and four times an amount of the ante wager via the at least one player input;
• display two additional community cards available to all players on the at least one display screen to complete a five-card poker hand of each player;
• and
• resolve the ante and play wagers, authorize paying a payout on each of the ante and play wagers to each player holding a complete five-card poker hand ranked a pair of jacks or higher, and authorize collecting the ante and play wagers of each player holding a complete hand ranked lower than the predetermined rank.