Card game

Abstract

The invention is a three-card-stud game, played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game; one of the players is the Banker whom other players play against; a Player who is not a Banker may play Poker Bet playing against the Banker's hand and/or 7 Points Or Better Bet betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt three cards. To win a Poker Bet wager, a Player's hand must rank higher than the Banker's hand. To wins a 7 Points Or Better Bet wager, a Player's hand must be 7 Points or better. The Poker Bet wager and 7 Points Or Better Bet wager are independent wagers and are settled separately.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of playing a card game among a plurality of Players and a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker. The method comprising the following steps: 
 (a) providing and shuffling at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards;    (b) each Player placing at least one wager of Poker Bet and 7 Points Or Better Bet;    (c) dealing cards into enough dealt hands of three cards to provide a dealt hand for each Player and for the Banker;    (d) determining which dealt hand is assigned to each Player and which dealt hand is assigned to the Banker;    (e) determining whether each Player's 7 Points Or Better Bet wager wins or loses, if any;    (f) settling each Player's 7 Points Or Better Bet wager against the Banker;    (g) comparing each Player's hand to the Banker's hand according to the rankings selected for the Poker Bet game, wherein hands are ranked in descending order as follows: 3 of a Kind, One Pair and Point Count; wherein 3 Aces is the highest 3 of a Kind, following by 3 Kings, 3 Queens, 3 Jacks, 3 Tens, 3 Nines, 3 Eights, 3 Seven, 3 Sixes, 3 Fives, 3 Fours, 3 Threes and 3 Twos; wherein 2 Aces is the highest rank of One Pair hands, following by 2 Kings, 2 Queens, 2 Jacks, 2 Tens, 2 Nines, 2 Eights, 2 Sevens, 2 Sixes, 2 Fives, 2 Fours, 2 Threes and 2 Twos; wherein if the Player and the Banker have an identical pair, then the third card of the Player is compared to the third card of the Banker according to the High Card rankings as follows: Ace is the highest High Card, following by King, Queen, Jack, Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three and Two, and whoever has the higher third card win the bet; wherein if the Player and the Banker have an identical pair and an identical third card, then the two hands tie and neither the Player nor the Banker wins the bet; wherein 9 Points is the highest rank of Point Count hands, following by 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 Point;    (h) determining whether each Player's Poker Bet wager wins, loses or ties, if any;    (i) settling each Player's Poker Bet wager against the Banker.    
     
     
         2 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein the card game uses one standard poker deck of 52 cards.  
     
     
         3 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein the invention sits six Players and one Banker.  
     
     
         4 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein the Players and the Banker each receives his or her own three cards.  
     
     
         5 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein the Players and the Banker each receives his or her three cards in the combination of his or her own card or cards and the community card or cards.  
     
     
         6 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein a Player's 7 Points Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's hand is 7 Points, 8 Points, 9 Points, One Pair or 3 of a Kind; and this wager loses if the Player's hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.  
     
     
         7 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 6   , wherein 7 Points Or Better Bet pays 1 to 1 on a hand of 7 Points, 8 Points, 9 Points, 2 Twos, 2 Threes, 2 Fours, 2 Fives, 2 Sixes, 2 Sevens, 2 Eights, 2 Nines, 2 Tens, 2 Jacks, 2 Queens or 2 Kings, 5 to 1 on a hand of 2 Aces, 35 to 1 on a hand of 3 Twos, 3 Threes, 3 Fours, 3 Fives, 3 Sixes, 3 Sevens, 3 Eights, 3 Nines, 3 Tens, 3 Jacks, 3 Queens or 3 Kings, and 50 to 1 on a hand of 3 Aces.  
     
     
         8 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 6   , wherein 7 Points Or Better Bet pays 1 to 1 on a hand of 7 Points, 8 Points, 9 Points, 2 Twos, 2 Threes, 2 Fours, 2 Fives, 2 Sixes, 2 Sevens or 2 Eights, 3 to 2 on a hand of 2 Nines, 2 Tens, 2 Jacks, 2 Queens or 2 Kings, 3 to 1 on a hand of 2 Aces, 30 to 1 on a hand of 3 Twos, 3 Threes, 3 Fours, 3 Fives, 3 Sixes, 3 Sevens, 3 Eights, 3 Nines, 3 Tens, 3 Jacks, 3 Queens or 3 Kings, and 50 to 1 on a hand of 3 Aces.  
     
     
         9 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein a Player's Poker Bet wager is settled against the Banker as follows: 
 If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand, then the Player's Poker Bet wager loses.    If a Player's hand ranks the same as the Banker's, then the two hands tie and this wager neither wins nor loses. And    If the Player's hand ranks higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and is paid Even Money, namely 1 to 1, less a certain percent commission.    
     
     
         10 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein a Player's Poker Bet wager is settled against the Banker as follows: 
 If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand, the Player's Poker Bet wager loses.    If a Player's hand ranks the same as the Banker's, then the two hands tie and this wager neither wins nor loses. And    If the Player's hand ranks higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and is paid Even Money, namely 1 to 1, less a 5% commission.    
     
     
         11 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein a Player's Poker Bet wager is settled against the Banker as follows: 
 If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand or if the Player and the Banker have one of the predetermined Player losing tied hands, then the Player's Poker Bet wager loses.    If the Player and the Banker have a tied hand that is not one of the predetermined Player losing tied hands, then the two hands tie and this wager neither wins nor loses.    If the Player's hand ranks higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and is paid Even Money, namely 1 to 1.    
     
     
         12 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein a Player's Poker Bet wager is settled against the Banker as follows: 
 If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand or if the Player and the Banker have a tie hand of 1, 2, or 3 Points, then the Player's Poker Bet wager loses.    If the Player and the Banker have a tied hand that is not 1, 2 or 3 Points, then the two hands tie and this wager neither wins nor loses.    If the Player's hand ranks higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and is paid Even Money, namely 1 to 1.    
     
     
         13 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein a Player's Poker Bet wager is settled against the Banker as follows: 
 If the Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's, the Player's Poker Bet wager loses.    If the Player's hand ranks the same as the Banker's, then the two hands tie and this wager neither wins nor loses.    If the Player's hand ranks higher than the Banker's, the Player wins and either is paid even money, namely 1 to 1, if the Banker's losing hand is not a predetermined hand that pays the winning wager one half of the wager, namely 1 to 2, or is paid one half of the wager, namely 1 to 2, if the Banker's losing hand is a predetermined hand that pays the winning wager one half of the wager, namely 1 to 2.    
     
     
         14 . A method of playing a card game among a plurality of Players and a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker. The method comprising the following steps: 
 (a) providing and shuffling at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards;    (b) each Player placing a Poker Bet wager;    (c) dealing cards into enough dealt hands of three cards to provide a dealt hand for each Player and for the Banker,    (d) determining which dealt hand is assigned to each Player and which dealt hand is assigned to the Banker;    (e) comparing each Player's hand to the Banker's hand according to the rankings selected for the Poker Bet game, wherein hands are ranked in descending order as follows: 3 of a Kind, One Pair and Point Count; wherein 3 Aces is the highest 3 of a Kind, following by 3 Kings, 3 Queens, 3 Jacks, 3 Tens, 3 Nines, 3 Eights, 3 Seven, 3 Sixes, 3 Fives, 3 Fours, 3 Threes and 3 Twos; wherein 2 Aces is the highest rank of One Pair hands, following by 2 Kings, 2 Queens, 2 Jacks, 2 Tens, 2 Nines, 2 Eights, 2 Sevens, 2 Sixes, 2 Fives, 2 Fours, 2 Threes and 2 Twos; wherein if the Player and the Banker have an identical pair, then the third card of the Player is compared to the third card of the Banker according to the High Card rankings as follows: Ace is the highest High Card, following by King, Queen, Jack, Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three and Two, and whoever has the higher third card win the bet; wherein if the Player and the Banker have an identical pair and an identical third card, then the two hands tie and neither the Player nor the Banker wins the bet; wherein 9 Points is the highest rank of Point Count hands, following by 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 Point;    (f) determining whether each Player's Poker Bet wager wins, loses or ties, if any;    settling each Player's Poker Bet wager against the Banker.    
     
     
         15 . A method of playing a card game among a plurality of Players and a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker. The method comprising the following steps: 
 (a) providing and shuffling at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards;    (b) each Player placing a 7 Points Or Better Bet wager;    (c) dealing cards into enough dealt hands of three cards to provide a dealt hand for each Player and for the Banker;    (d) determining which dealt hand is assigned to each Player and which dealt hand is assigned to the Banker;    (e) determining whether each Player's 7 Points Or Better Bet wager wins or loses, if any;    (f) settling each Player's 7 Points Or Better Bet wager against the Banker;