Card game

Abstract

The invention is a six-card-stud game, played with at least 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 one to four side bets 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 six cards; the Players and the Banker each then selects and keeps his best 5-card hand from his own six cards and discards one card. To win a Poker Bet wager, a Player's best 5-card hand must rank higher than the Banker's best 5-card hand. To wins a side-bet wager, a Player's best 5-card hand must be one of the predetermined winning hands of the type of the side bet he bets on. The Poker Bet wager and four side-bet wagers 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, Specified One Pair Bet, Two Pair Bet, 3 Of A Kind Bet and Bonus Bet;    (c) dealing cards into enough dealt hands of six 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) from their own six-card dealt hand, each Player and the Banker selecting and keeping their own best 5-card hand, and discarding one other card;    (f) determining whether each Player's side-bet wager or wagers win or lose, if any;    (g) settling any side-bet wagers of each Player against the Banker;    (h) comparing each Player's best 5-card hand to the Banker's best 5-card hand according to the rankings selected for the Poker Bet game, wherein hands are ranked in descending order as follows: 4 of a Kind, Full House, 3 of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair and Point Count; wherein Ace is the highest High Card, following by King, Queen, Jack, Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2; wherein 9 points is the highest point count hand, following by 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 point;    (i) determining whether each Player's Poker Bet wager wins, loses or ties, if any;    (j) 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 six cards.  
     
     
         5 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 , wherein the Players and the Banker each receives his or her six 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 Specified One Pair Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card hand is the specified pair, any pair that ranks higher than the specified pair, Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Full House, 4 of a Kind; and this wager loses if the Player's best 5-card hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.  
     
     
         7 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 6 , wherein Specified One Pair Bet pays Even Money, namely 1 to 1, on a hand of the specified pair, any pair that ranks higher than the specified pair, Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Full House, 4 of a Kind.  
     
     
         8 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 , wherein a Player's Two Pair Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Full House, 4 of a Kind; this wager loses if the Player's best 5-card hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.  
     
     
         9 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 8 , wherein Two Pair Bet pays 8 to 1 on a hand of Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Full House, 4 of a Kind.  
     
     
         10 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 8 , wherein Two Pair Bet pays 4,000 to 1 on a hand of 4 Aces, 300 to 1 on a hand of 4 Twos through 4 Kings, 50 to 1 on a hand of Full House, 7 to 1 on a hand of 3 of a Kind, and 3 to 1 on a hand of Two Pair.  
     
     
         11 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 , wherein a Player's 3 of a Kind Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card hand is 3 of a Kind, Full House or 4 of a Kind.  
     
     
         12 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 11 , wherein 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet pays 25 to 1 on a hand of 3 of a Kind, Full House, 4 of a Kind.  
     
     
         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 a Player's best 5-card hand ranks lower than the Banker's best 5-card hand, then the Player's Poker Bet wager loses.    If a Player's best 5-card 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 best 5-card hand ranks higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and is paid Even Money, namely 1 to 1, less a certain percent commission.    
     
     
         14 . 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 best 5-card hand ranks lower than the Banker's best 5-card hand, the Player's Poker Bet wager loses.    If a Player's best 5-card 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 best 5-card hand ranks higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and is paid Even Money, namely 1 to 1, less a 5% commission.    
     
     
         15 . 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 best 5-card hand ranks lower than the Banker's best 5-card hand, the Player's Poker Bet wager loses.    If the Player's best 5-card 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 best 5-card hand ranks higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and either is paid even money, namely 1 to 1, if the Banker's losing hand is not a predetermined hand that pays one half of the winning wager, or is paid one half of the wager, namely 1 to 2, if the Dealer's losing hand is a predetermined hand that pays one half of the winning wager.    
     
     
         16 . 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 best 5-card hand ranks lower than the Banker's best 5-card hand, the Player's Poker Bet wager loses.    If the Player's best 5-card 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 best 5-card hand ranks higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and either is paid even money, namely 1 to 1, if the Player's losing hand is one of the predetermined hands that pays one half of the winning wager, namely 1 to 2, or is paid one half of the wager, namely 1 to 2, if the Dealer's losing hand is one of the predetermined hands that pays one half of the winning wager, namely 1 to 2.    
     
     
         17 . 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 best 5-card hand ranks lower than the Banker's best 5-card hand or if the Player and the Banker have one of the predetermined Player losing copy hand, then the Player's Poker Bet wager loses.    If the Player and the Banker have a copy hand that is not one of the predetermined Player losing copy hands, this wager is a tie. And    If the Player's best 5-card hand ranks higher than the Banker's best 5-card hand, this wager wins and is paid Even Money, namely 1 to 1.