Method of playing a card game

Abstract

A card game played against a dealer by other players. A hand begins by placement of low and high hand bets by the other players, dealing one card face down as a low hand, and four cards face down for combination with the one card to form a high hand, to the dealer, and to each other player, inspection by each other player of his or her respective low hand card, and thereafter, selection by each other player of betting / play options. Then, the low and high hands are played. For the low hand, the dealer's card value is compared separately with the card values of the other players, with the lower value in each instance being the winner and a tie being a push. For the high hand, the better poker hand wins in each instance. Optionally, each player can make an ante bet, or in a second embodiment, high and low hand side bets, which pay off according to the odds of occurrence of various card values and combinations.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a Continuation in Part of U.S. Non-provisional application Ser. No. 10 / 881,834, filed Jun. 30, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. ______, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to card games, and more particularly to a system and method of playing a card game based on poker rules with multiple wager options. [0003] Most card games involve dealing each player an original hand of cards. In some games, these cards are supplemented by additional cards, or selected original cards are replaced, as play of the hand progresses. At each round of play for the hand, the cards held are evaluated in accordance with game rules to judge the potential for the hand as the play continues, and at the end, to determine the winning hand. [0004] Especially in poker type games, there are multiple opportunities to bet or “fold”, i.e., abandon the hand, before ...

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Benefits of technology

[0009] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of playing a card game which overcomes the problems mentioned above and is attractive to players at all skill levels.

Problems solved by technology

This method has the disadvantage of requiring each player to be dealt at least nine cards at a time.

Because all cards are placed on the playing surface in a pattern, a substantial amount of space is required for each player.

Some of these games require a great deal of concentration to follow the cards being handed out and also have a limited possibility of placing wagers, namely wagering can only be done as the game progresses and the cards are handed out.

The problem with these types of games is that novice or less experienced players do not feel comfortable playing the games because they do not necessarily know the rankings of the various combinations, or simply prefer a faster pace.

Each of these games, however, has various negative aspects which detract from the game.

Furthermore, mistakes made by other players can affect the outcome of a player's hand.

Furthermore, in conventional Black Jack, it is not possible to obtain a large return on a bet, such as, for example, a hundred or more times the bet.

Baccarat has the disadvantage that the player is not permitted to touch the cards, which detracts from the player's interest.

Furthermore, Baccarat does not provide for extremely large returns on a wager.

The down side of the “Let it Ride” game is that the odds for the player are not very attractive.

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