Card game method

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of playing a baccarat-blackjack hybrid game comprising the steps of controlling whether to draw a card or not draw a card after a player has already been dealt two cards; and comparing a combined value of cards possessed by the player to a number other than twenty-one to determine whether the player wins.

1 . A method of playing a casino card game including a dealer, at least one player and at least one deck of fifty-two playing cards, wherein the deck is a standard deck of playing cards, said method comprising: 
 placing a first wager;    dealing to a player a first face-up card and a second face-up card;    dealing to a dealer a first face down-card and a third face-up card;    permitting the player to do one of drawing an additional card and not drawing an additional card;    requiring the dealer to do one of drawing an extra card and not drawing an extra card based on house rules;    determining a total of a player hand based on the sum of the first face upcard, the second face-up card and, if the additional card has been selected, the additional card;    determining a total of a dealer hand based on the sum of the first face-down card, the third face-up card, and, if the dealer has been required to select the extra card, the extra card; and    determining a winner based on one of the total of a player hand and the total of the dealer hand that is closest to a value of nine.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  further including assigning a value of one to aces; assigning a value of zero to kings, queens, jacks and tens; and assigning a value to remaining cards equal to the face value of the remaining cards.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said determining a winner step includes subtracting a value of ten from a hand that has an aggregate face value greater than nine but not exceeding nineteen; and subtracting a value of twenty from a hand that has an aggregate face value greater than nineteen.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  further including determining that the player is an automatic winner if the player is dealt a first face-up card and a second face-up card having a combined total value of nine.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  further including placing a second wager, which is placed before said dealing steps, that the player's hand will tie the dealer's hand.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  further including losing said first wager if said player's hand ties the dealer's hand.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said requiring step includes requiring the dealer to not draw an extra card if the combined total of the first face-down card and the third face-up card is five or greater.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said requiring step includes requiring the dealer to draw an extra card if the combined total of the first face-down card and the third face-up card is four or lower.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  further including limiting a hand to a total of three cards.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said permitting step includes permitting a player to double down.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1  further including allowing the player to split cards if the first face-up card has an equal value to the second face-up card.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1  further including comparing ranks in the event the player hand ties the dealer hand.  
     
     
         13 . A method of playing a casino card game including a dealer, at least one player and at least one deck of fifty-two playing cards, wherein the deck is a standard deck of playing cards including aces, kings, queens, jacks, tens, nines, eights, sevens, sixes, fives, fours, threes and twos, said method comprising: 
 dealing to a player a first player face-up card and a second player face-up card;    dealing to a dealer a dealer face down-card and a dealer face-up card;    permitting the player to do one of drawing an additional card and standing; and    requiring the dealer to do one of drawing an extra card and standing based on house rules;    determining a total of a player hand based on the sum of the first player face-up card, the second player face-up card and the additional card if the additional card has been selected;    determining a total of a dealer hand based on the sum of the dealer face-down card, the dealer face-up card, and the extra card if the dealer has been required to select the extra card; and    beating the dealer if the total of the player hand is closer to a value of nine than the total of the dealer hand.    
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  further including assigning a value of one to aces; assigning a value of zero to kings, queens, jacks and tens; and assigning a value to remaining cards equal to the face value of the remaining cards.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13  wherein said beating the dealer step includes subtracting a value of ten from a hand that has an aggregate face value greater than nine, but not exceeding nineteen; and subtracting a value of twenty from a hand that has an aggregate face value greater than nineteen.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13  further including determining that the player is an automatic winner after said dealing steps if the first player face-up card and the second player face-up card have a combined total value of nine.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13  further including limiting a hand to a total of three cards.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13  further including comparing ranks in the event the player hand ties the dealer hand.  
     
     
         19 . A method of playing a baccarat-blackjack hybrid game comprising: 
 controlling whether to draw a card or not draw a card after a player has already been dealt two cards; and    comparing a combined value of cards possessed by the player to a number other than twenty-one to determine whether the player wins.    
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  further including limiting the total number of cards a player may have to three.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 19  further including assigning values to cards in the following manner: 
 assigning a value of one to an ace;  
 assigning a value of zero to kings, queens, jacks and tens; and  
 assigning a value equal to the face vale of other numbered cards.  
 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 19  further including wagering on whether the combined value of cards possessed by the player will beat a combined value of cards possessed by a dealer.  
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 19  further including wagering on whether the combined value of cards possessed by the player will tie a combined value of cards possessed by a dealer.