Casino wagering game

Abstract

A method for playing a game of chance including a playing surface with the various wagering options defined thereon. The card game is played with two standard decks of playing cards, wherein all cards 7-King are removed leaving 48 numerically valued cards comprised of two suits each of the cards Ace-6. Each player is asked to select an initial winning option, “7”, “High” or “Low”, based upon how he feels the hand will be dealt, or the dice rolled. In the preferred, playing card embodiment, the players then place their wagers in the corresponding circle on the playing surface and the dealer deals one card, face down, to each player A second card is then dealt, face up, one player at a time. If the player has predicted the result incorrectly he folds his cards and the dealer moves to the next player dealing the second card to the next player and so on. If a player wins he turns up his hole card and waits until the dealer goes all the way around the table, whereupon all players who correctly predicted the outcome are awarded. The present invention also concerns a table layout for playing the above-mentioned wagering game.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of playing a wagering game, which is be played with a deck of 48 numerically valued cards on a gaming table or board containing three circular wagering positions containing the three possible wagers for each hand. The first circle (that closest to the player) has the word “Low” the middle, the numeral “7” and the third the word “High” 
 (a) each player selects an initial winning option based upon how he expects the hand to be dealt;  
 (b) having each player then make a wager, placing his bet in the area corresponding to how he predicts the hand to be dealt; Players may choose only one of the three options per hand;  
 (c) dealing, face down, one card to each player  
 (d) dealing a second card face up to each player;  
 (e) awarding those players who correctly predicted how the hands would be dealt.  
 
     
     
         2 . A method of playing a wagering game as claimed in  claim 1 , but played with a pair of six sided numerically valued dice instead of cards; 
 (a) as in  claim 1 , steps (a) & (b) the player chooses his option and places his wager in the area on the playing surface which corresponds to his prediction.    (b) the shooter rolls the dice and if the total showing on the two dice corresponds to the option the player has chosen, i.e. “7” (the numbers showing on the two dice total 7), “High” (the numbers of the dice total 8-12) or “Low” (the total of the two dice adds up to 2-6), the player is awarded    (c) having a step wherein a bonus award of 1½ to one if the players Low score totals 2, or High score totals 12    
     
     
         3 ) A method of playing a wagering game as claimed in claims  1 & 2 , including having the capability of being played as either a card game or dice game 
 (a) a deck of cards comprised of 48 cards, consisting of two suits each of Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs, in the numbers Ace-6.    
     
     
         4 ) A method of playing a wagering game as claimed in claims  1 ,  2  &  3  including the step of having each player; 
 (a) place an initial wager;  
 (b) after step (a), selecting a winning option based upon how the player feels the hand will be dealt or the dice rolled  
 (c) awarding each of the players whose winning option correctly predicted how the hand would be dealt or the dice rolled.  
 
     
     
         5 ) A method of playing a wagering game as described in claims  1 & 2 , including the step of; 
 (a) placing a wager upon one of three clearly defined wagering areas, which are circular and are printed upon the gaming table    (b) the three wagering areas or circles contain words and numbers which correspond to the prediction the player makes and the predetermined odds of his award if successful.    (c) The first, or closest to the player containing the word “Low”, the numerals 2,3,4,5,6 and the odds (Pays 1½), which references the award paid if the total Low score is 2 (note circled numeral (2)    (d) having a second, or middle circle which contains the numeral “7” and the odds (4 to 1)    (e) having a third circle which contains the word “High”, the numerals 8,9,10,11,12 and the bonus award, (Pays 1½) if the total High score is 12. See (12) circled.    (f) having a set of three such wagering areas located at each player position on the gaming table    
     
     
         6 ) A method of playing a wagering game as described in  1 & 2  above, including having a dealer who himself is dealt no cards, eliminating the usual step in high/low games wherein the dealer is dealt a hand which is the hand the other players play against and measure their success or failure to win by, 
 (a) having only to attain the predicted total number of points to be awarded.