US 6,062,565 A · Method of bet placement and wager distribution in double-hand games

identifying said frontline players and said backline players for said round of play;

placing by each of said frontline players a frontline front hand wager amount into a frontline front hand wagering area and a frontline back hand wager amount into a frontline back hand wagering area, by which said frontline player wagers on said front and said back hands, all of said frontline front hand wagers summing to a frontline front hand pot and all of said frontline back hand wagers summing to a frontline back hand pot;

placing by each of said backline players either a backline front hand wager amount into a backline front hand wagering area or a backline back hand wager amount into a backline back hand wagering area, said wagering areas being positioned such that each said front hand wagering area corresponds to one of said front hands to be dealt and each said back hand wagering area corresponds to one of said back hands to be dealt, by which said backline player wagers on said front or said back hand, all of said backline front hand wagers summing to a backline front hand pot and all of said backline back hand wagers summing to a backline back hand pot;

distributing one of said front hands and one of said back hands to each of said frontline players;

playing said round of said game, said frontline players each controlling their respective said front and back hands in conformity with said associated rules of said game, each of said front hands having a comparative final ranking with respect to the other front hands and each of said back hands having a comparative final ranking with respect to the other back hands;

determining a frontline front hand comparative final ranking for each of said front hands in relation to said other front hands, said frontline front hand comparative final ranking identifying a highest-ranked frontline front hand or hands and a second-highest ranked frontline front hand or hands;

determining a frontline back hand comparative final ranking for each of said back hands in relation to said other back hands, said frontline back hand comparative final ranking identifying a highest-ranked frontline back hand or hands and a second-highest ranked frontline back hand or hands;

determining a backline front hand comparative final ranking for each of said front hands on which at least one of said backline players wagered in relation to other said front hands on which at least one of said backline players wagered, said backline front hand comparative final ranking identifying a highest-ranked backline front hand or hands and a second-highest ranked backline front hand or hands;

determining a backline back hand comparative final ranking for each of said back hands on which at least one of said backline players wagered in relation to other said back hands on which at least one of said backline players wagered, said backline back hand comparative final ranking identifying a highest-ranked backline back hand or hands and a second-highest ranked backline back hand or hands;

dividing, when there is more than one highest-ranked frontline front hand, the frontline front hand pot into one equal portion for each highest-ranked frontline front hand and distributing one such portion to each frontline player controlling one of the highest-ranked frontline front hands, such that if the division creates one or more odd chips which cannot be divided equally into said equal portions, said odd chips are distributed one to each player controlling a highest-ranked frontline front hand starting with the first such player to follow said first-seated frontline player in said sequential frontline order and continuing to succeeding such players according to said sequential frontline order until all of said odd chips have been distributed;

distributing, when there is only one highest-ranked frontline front hand and there are less than four frontline players, said frontline front hand pot to the frontline player controlling said highest-ranked frontline front hand;

dividing, when there is only one highest-ranked frontline front hand and there are four or more frontline players, said frontline front hand pot into three parts, distributing two of said parts to the frontline player controlling said highest-ranked frontline front hand, and retaining one of said parts as a remainder to be distributed to the frontline player or players controlling said second-highest ranked frontline front hands, such that if the division creates one or more odd chips which cannot be divided equally into said three parts, one odd chip is distributed to said frontline player controlling said highest-ranked frontline front hand and any other odd chip is added to said remainder;

dividing, when said remainder is retained and there is more than one second-highest ranked frontline front hand, said remainder into one equal portion for each frontline player controlling one of said second-highest ranked frontline front hands and distributing one such portion to each such player, such that if the division creates one or more odd chips which cannot be divided equally into said equal portions, said odd chips are distributed one to each frontline player controlling one of said second-highest ranked frontline front hands starting with the first such player to follow said first-seated frontline player in said sequential frontline order and continuing to succeeding such players according to said sequential frontline order until all of said odd chips have been distributed;

distributing, when said remainder is retained and there is only one second-highest ranked frontline front hand, said remainder to the frontline front hand player controlling said second-highest ranked frontline front hand;

dividing, when there is more than one highest-ranked frontline back hand, the frontline back hand pot into one equal portion for each highest-ranked frontline back hand and distributing one such portion to each frontline player controlling one of the highest-ranked frontline back hands, such that if the division creates one or more odd chips which cannot be divided equally into said equal portions, said odd chips are distributed one to each player controlling a highest-ranked frontline back hand starting with the first such player to follow said first-seated frontline player in said sequential frontline order and continuing to succeeding such players according to said sequential frontline order until all of said odd chips have been distributed;

distributing, when there is only one highest-ranked frontline back hand and there are less than four frontline players, said frontline back hand pot to the frontline player controlling said highest-ranked frontline back hand;

dividing, when there is only one highest-ranked frontline back hand and there are four or more frontline players, said frontline back hand pot into three parts, distributing two of said parts to the frontline player controlling said highest-ranked frontline back hand, and retaining one of said parts as a remainder to be distributed to the frontline player or players controlling said second-highest ranked frontline back hands, such that if the division creates one or more odd chips which cannot be divided equally into said three parts, one odd chip is distributed to said frontline player controlling said highest-ranked frontline back hand and any other odd chip is added to said remainder;

dividing, when said remainder is retained and there is more than one second-highest ranked frontline back hand, said remainder into one equal portion for each frontline player controlling one of said second-highest ranked frontline back hands and distributing one such portion to each such player, such that if the division creates one or more odd chips which cannot be divided equally into said equal portions, said odd chips are distributed one to each frontline player controlling one of said second-highest ranked frontline back hands starting with the first such player to follow said first-seated frontline player in said sequential frontline order and continuing to succeeding such players according to said sequential frontline order until all of said odd chips have been distributed;

distributing, when said remainder is retained and there is only one second-highest ranked frontline back hand, said remainder to the frontline back hand player controlling said second-highest ranked frontline back hand;

dividing, when there is more than one highest-ranked backline front hand, the backline front hand pot into one equal portion for each highest-ranked backline front hand and distributing one such portion to each backline front hand player controlling one of the highest-ranked backline front hands, such that if the division creates one or more odd chips which cannot be divided equally into said equal portions, said odd chips are distributed one to each player controlling a highest-ranked backline front hand starting with the first such player to follow said first-seated backline front hand player in said sequential backline front order and continuing to succeeding such players according to said sequential backline front order until all of said odd chips have been distributed;

distributing, when there is only one highest-ranked backline front hand and there are less than four backline front hand players, said backline front hand pot to the backline front hand player controlling said highest-ranked backline front hand;

dividing, when there is only one highest-ranked backline front hand and there are four or more backline front hand players, said backline front hand pot into three parts, distributing two of said parts to the backline front hand player controlling said highest-ranked backline front hand, and retaining one of said parts as a remainder to be distributed to the backline front hand player or players controlling said second-highest ranked backline front hands, such that if the division creates one or more odd chips which cannot be divided equally into said three parts, one odd chip is distributed to said backline front hand player controlling said highest-ranked backline front hand and any other odd chip is added to said remainder;

dividing, when said remainder is retained and there is more than one second-highest ranked backline front hand, said remainder into one equal portion for each backline front hand player controlling one of said second-highest ranked backline front hands and distributing one such portion to each such player, such that if the division creates one or more odd chips which cannot be divided equally into said equal portions, said odd chips are distributed one to each backline front hand player controlling one of said second-highest ranked backline front hands starting with the first such player to follow said first-seated backline front hand player in said sequential backline front order and continuing to succeeding such players according to said sequential backline front order until all of said odd chips have been distributed;

distributing, when said remainder is retained and there is only one second-highest ranked backline front hand, said remainder to the backline front hand player controlling said second-highest ranked backline front hand;

dividing, when there is more than one highest-ranked backline back hand, the backline back hand pot into one equal portion for each highest-ranked backline back hand and distributing one such portion to each backline back hand player controlling one of the highest-ranked backline back hands, such that if the division creates one or more odd chips which cannot be divided equally into said equal portions, said odd chips are distributed one to each player controlling a highest-ranked backline back hand starting with the first such player to follow said first-seated backline back hand player in said sequential backline back order and continuing to succeeding such players according to said sequential backline back order until all of said odd chips have been distributed;

distributing, when there is only one highest-ranked backline back hand and there are less than four backline back hand players, said backline back hand pot to the backline back hand player controlling said highest-ranked backline back hand;

dividing, when there is only one highest-ranked backline back hand and there are four or more backline back hand players, said backline back hand pot into three parts, distributing two of said parts to the backline back hand player controlling said highest-ranked backline back hand, and retaining one of said parts as a remainder to be distributed to the backline back hand player or players controlling said second-highest ranked backline back hands, such that if the division creates one or more odd chips which cannot be divided equally into said three parts, one odd chip is distributed to said backline back hand player controlling said highest-ranked backline back hand and any other odd chip is added to said remainder;

dividing, when said remainder is retained and there is more than one second-highest ranked backline back hand, said remainder into one equal portion for each backline back hand player controlling one of said second-highest ranked backline back hands and distributing one such portion to each such player, such that if the division creates one or more odd chips which cannot be divided equally into said equal portions, said odd chips are distributed one to each backline back hand player controlling one of said second-highest ranked backline back hands starting with the first such player to follow said first-seated backline back hand player in said sequential backline back order and continuing to succeeding such players according to said sequential backline back order until all of said odd chips have been distributed;

and

distributing, when said remainder is retained and there is only one second-highest ranked backline back hand, said remainder to the backline back hand player controlling said second-highest ranked backline back hand.

Method of bet placement and wager distribution in double-hand games

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Method of bet placement and wager distribution in double-hand games

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