Methods for administering a double draw poker casino card game

A method for administering a wagering game implemented on an interactive gaming system, comprising:

• providing an interactive gaming system comprising a table attended by a live dealer and a video feed of the table and the live dealer communicated to a user device via a table manager programmed to relay instructions, received from the user device, to the live dealer;
• providing at or proximate to the table a standard 52-card deck of physical playing cards and further providing at or proximate to the table two physical joker cards randomized with the standard 52-card deck of physical playing cards to form a 54-card deck of physical playing cards,
• receiving, from the user device via the table manager, an ante bet instruction for an ante bet of an ante bet amount;
• receiving, from the user device via the table manager, a bonus bet instruction for a bonus bet of a bonus bet amount;
• causing the table manager to communicate, to the user device, video of the live dealer distributing, on a surface of the table and from the 54-card deck of physical playing cards, an initial five physical playing cards for a player hand associated with a user of the user device;
• receiving, from the user device via the table manager, an election instruction selected between
• a fold instruction, and
• a first draw bet instruction for a first draw bet of a first draw bet amount;
• after receiving, from the user device via the table manager, the first draw bet instruction when the first draw bet instruction is selected between the fold instruction and the first draw bet instruction:
• receiving, from the user device via the table manager, a first draw number of cards selected from the initial five physical playing cards, the first draw number selected between zero and three cards;
• causing the table manager to communicate, to the user device, video of the live dealer distributing, on the surface of the table and from the 54-card deck of physical playing cards, a number of additional cards equaling the first draw number to form an interim five card hand;
• receiving, from the user device via the table manager, another election instruction selected between
• another fold instruction, and
• a second draw bet instruction for a second draw bet of a second draw bet amount;
• after receiving, from the user device via the table manager, the second draw bet instruction when the second draw bet instruction is selected between the another fold instruction and the second draw bet instruction:
• receiving, from the user device via the table manager, a second draw number of cards selected from the interim five card hand, the second draw number selected between zero and one cards;
• and
• causing the table manager to communicate, to the user device, video of the live dealer distributing, on the surface of the table and from the 54-card deck of physical playing cards, a number of final cards equaling the second draw number to form a final five card hand;
• resolving the ante bet and all received draw bets of the first draw bet and the second draw bet according to a first payout table;
• and
• resolving the bonus bet according to a second payout table.

A method for administering a wagering game implemented on a computer-controlled gaming system, comprising:

• providing a computer-controlled gaming system, the gaming system comprising a processor programmed with game rules, a user interface and a display that displays game information, including game election options and game results;
• wherein the processor is programmed to:
• deliver an initial hand of cards to a player when the processor receives a signal indicating at least an Ante wager has been made,
• displaying a first election option on the display to elect to fold or make a first draw wager, wherein when an indication of a fold instruction is received, the processor transferring the ante amount to a house account, and
• when an indication of a first draw wager is received, and upon receiving an indication of a first number of cards in the initial hand to be discarded, dealing and displaying the dealt cards, wherein the number of dealt cards is equal to the number of discarded cards;
• displaying a second election option on the display to elect to fold or make a second draw wager, wherein when an indication of a fold instruction is received, the processor transferring the ante and first draw wager amounts to a house account;
• and
• when an indication of a second draw wager is received, and upon receiving an indication of a second number of cards in the hand to be discarded, dealing and displaying the dealt cards, wherein the number of dealt cards is equal to the number of discarded cards;
• and
• comparing a final player hand to a pay table of predetermined winning poker hand combinations;
• and
• paying the player a first payout when the hand meets or exceeds a minimum winning poker hand combination.