Table game

A system comprising:

• a table with a table layout designed for a play of a card game, the table having,
• 1) a plurality of player positions wherein each player position includes
• i) a first location for placing one or more first gaming chips used as a primary wager on the play of the card game wherein the primary wager is required to play the card game at the player position and
• ii) a second location for placing one or more second gaming chips used as a secondary wager at the player position wherein the secondary wager is required to be eligible for a progressive prize resulting from the play of the card game at the player position and wherein the primary wager and the secondary wager are placed prior to a beginning of the play of the card game at the player position,
• 2) a dealer position for a dealer,
• 3) a wager detection mechanism to detect whether the one or more second gaming chips are at the second location at each of the plurality of player positions,
• 4) a display device visible to the players at the plurality of player positions and
• 5) an input mechanism at the dealer position on the table where an indication of an occurrence of at least a first card hand in an instance of the play of the card game or an occurrence of a second card hand in the instance of the play of the card game is input;
• and
• a computer including a memory and at least one executable program, the computer operatively connected to the wager detection mechanism, the input mechanism and the display device,
• wherein at least a first progressive probability associated with the first card hand and a second progressive probability associated with the second card hand are stored in memory,
• wherein the first progressive probability is different from the second progressive probability,
• wherein a first probability of the first card hand occurring during the play of the instance of the card game is lower than a second probability of the second card hand occurring during the play of the instance of the card game,
• wherein an overall probability of awarding all or a portion of the progressive prize during the play of the instance of the card game is determined from at least the first probability, the second probability, the first progressive probability and the second progressive probability, the computer is programmed to:
• i) increment an amount to the progressive prize in response to a detection of the one or more second gaming chips at each of plurality of player positions received from the wager detection mechanism,
• wherein an equal amount is incremented to the progressive prize whether the first card hand or the second card hand occurs,
• ii) generate a random number,
• iii) use the random number generated and the stored first progressive probability to determine when the occurrence of first card hand results in the award of all or the portion of the progressive prize, and when the award results, award all or the portion of the progressive prize in response to receiving from the input mechanism a first indication of the occurrence of the first card hand in the instance of the play of the card game,
• iv) use the random number generated and the stored second progressive probability to determine when the occurrence of second card hand results in the award of all or the portion of the progressive prize, and when the award results, award all or the portion of the progressive prize in response to receiving from the input mechanism a second indication of the occurrence of the second card hand in the instance of the play of the card game,
• v) generate a graphical presentation indicating the result of the determination of whether to award all or a portion of the progressive prize for the occurrence of either the first card hand or the second card hand,
• vi) output the graphical presentation to the display device and
• vii) adjust the progressive prize when the determination of whether to award all or the portion of the progressive prize for the occurrence of either the first card hand or the second card hand indicates all or the portion of the progressive prize is to be awarded.