Latin draw poker

Abstract

A wagering card game is described whereby players compete against the dealer. Players place an ante bet and five cards are dealt to each player and the dealer. Players decide to make a call bet or fold, a call bet being double an ante bet. Players can purchase one or two draw cards to improve the rank of a hand. Additionally, a player can make one bonus payout wager. If a player hand defeats a dealer hand and the player has not folded, a player is paid even money on the ante bet and a schedule amount on the call bet. If a player loses against the dealer, the player loses their ante and/or call bets. The bonus payout wagers are separate from and immaterial to the outcome between the dealer hand and the player hand. If a dealer hand does not qualify, a game round is terminated after even money is paid on the ante bet of those players who have not folded, and any bonus payout wager is paid.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method for playing a card game between at least one player and a dealer using a deck of playing cards comprising: 
 each player making an ante wager;    the dealer dealing to each player five cards face down and dealing five cards to a dealer's hand face down, each player examining their cards;    each player making a call wager or folding, each player folding losing their ante wager;    each player standing on their first five cards or paying an amount to receive up to two replacement cards for a like number of cards discarded from their hand;    revealing the dealer's hand and (i) if the dealer's hand does not have a predetermined qualifying holding paying each non-folded player even money on the ante wager and returning other wagers to the player (ii) if the dealer's hand does have a qualifying holding and (ii) the player's hand has a higher Poker hand ranking than the dealer's (a) paying the player even money on the ante wager and paying the playing based upon a predetermined schedule of Poker rankings on the call wager and (iii) if the dealer's hand outranks the player's, collecting the player's ante and call wagers.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  comprising requiring each player to continue makes a call wager in the amount of twice the ante wager.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  comprising paying the call wager according to one of the following rankings,  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   Call Bet Pay Schedule 1 
                   Call Bet Pay Schedule 2 
                 
                   Final Hand Type 
                   Pays (to 1) 
                   Pays (to 1) 
                 
                     
                 
                   Pair of fives or 
                   1 
                   1 
                 
                   Better 
                 
                   Two Pair 
                   2 
                   2 
                 
                   Three of a Kind 
                   5 to 2 
                   5 to 2 
                 
                     
                   (exception) 
                   (exception) 
                 
                   Straight 
                   3 
                   3 
                 
                   Flush 
                   5 
                   4 
                 
                   Full House 
                   6 
                   6 
                 
                   Four of a Kind 
                   20  
                   20  
                 
                   Straight Flush 
                   40  
                   40  
                 
                   Royal Flush 
                   100  
                   100  
                 
                     
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
               
               
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  comprising a player making a bonus wager and paying the playing a bonus if the player's hand has a predetermined holding.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  comprising paying said bonus wager based upon the holding of the player's first dealt five cards.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4  comprising paying the player for the bonus wager according to one of the following schedule,  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                     
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   Bonus Payout Pay Table 1 
                     
                   Bonus Payout Pay Table 2 
                     
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                   Hand Type 
                   Pays ($) 
                   Hand Type 
                   Pays ($) 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                   Straight 
                   25 
                   Straight 
                   25 
                 
                     
                   Flush 
                   100 
                   Flush 
                   100 
                 
                     
                   Full House 
                   200 
                   Full House 
                   200 
                 
                     
                   Four of Kind 
                   500 
                   Four of a Kind 
                   500 
                 
                     
                   Straight Flush 
                   2,500 
                   Straight Flush 
                   2,000 
                 
                     
                   Royal Flush 
                   20,000 
                   Royal Flush 
                   10,000 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  comprising qualifying the dealer's hand if it has a Poker ranking of a pair of 5s or better.