Apparatus and method for playing a card game incorporating wagers for dealt hands and hand positions

An apparatus configured for playing a card game comprising a display, a player interface for receiving player input, and a processor configured to effect game play, the processor enabling:

• (a) receiving at least one wager from a player that a stake hand will appear in a first position or a second position;
• (b) dealing a first hand in the first position, and dealing a second hand in the second position;
• and
• (c) resolving wagers according to game rules,
• (c1) wherein when the first hand is different from the second hand, wagers matching the first hand in the first position and wagers matching the second hand in the second position win, and wagers matching the first hand in the second position and wagers matching the second hand in the first position lose, and
• (c2) wherein when the first hand is equivalent to the second hand, wagers matching both the first hand in the first position and the first hand in the second position or wagers matching both the second hand in the first position and the second hand in the second position win, and unmatching wagers are resolved according to characteristics of the first hand and the second hand.

An apparatus configured for playing a card game comprising a display, a player interface for receiving player input, and circuitry for effecting game play and comprising:

• means for receiving at least one wager from a player that a stake hand will appear in a first position or a second position;
• means for dealing a first hand in the first position, and dealing a second hand in the second position;
• and
• means for resolving wagers according to game rules,
• (1) wherein when the first hand is different from the second hand, wagers matching the first hand in the first position and wagers matching the second hand in the second position win, and wagers matching the first hand in the second position and wagers matching the second hand in the first position lose, and
• (2) wherein when the first hand is equivalent to the second hand, wagers matching both the first hand in the first position and the first hand in the second position or wagers matching both the second hand in the first position and the second hand in the second position win, and unmatching wagers are resolved according to characteristics of the first hand and the second hand.

A casino card game comprising:

• at least one deck of cards, with each card having a suit and a rank;
• and
• a game table including:
• a dealer area having a first hand position for a first dealt hand and a second hand position for a second dealt hand, and
• a plurality of player betting areas for placing at least one wager that a stake hand will appear in the first hand position or the second hand position,
• wherein wagers are resolved according to game rules, such that:
• (1) when the first hand is different from the second hand, wagers matching the first hand in the first position and wagers matching the second hand in the second position win, and wagers matching the first hand in the second position and wagers matching the second hand in the first position lose, and
• (2) when the first hand is equivalent to the second hand, wagers matching both the first hand in the first position and the first hand in the second position or wagers matching both the second hand in the first position and the second hand in the second position win, and unmatching wagers are resolved according to characteristics of the first hand and the second hand.