Card game and method of play

Abstract

A method of playing a card game based on the conventional game of Twenty-One and the conventional game of Poker. A player playing the game has the option of playing both poker and Twenty-One simultaneously and also has the option of participating in a bonus game for larger payouts. In the game, the face cards are revalued and the total value of the Poker hand may not exceed 21.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of playing a card game comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing a deck of playing cards comprising: 
 (i) a standard deck of playing cards wherein the Jacks, Queens, and Kings have been revalued; and  
 (ii) a wild card;  
   (b) providing a player with an option to wager on playing Twenty-One or Poker or both;    (c) means for said player to wager to play Twenty-One and Poker;    (d) dealing two cards from said deck to said player and dealing a card from said deck to a dealer; and    (e) means for said player to play the conventional game of Twenty-One and play the conventional game of Poker, with a modification that the total value of a Poker hand may not exceed 21.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said Jacks are revalued as 2, said Queens are revalued as 3, and said Kings are revalued as 4 and said wild card is a Joker.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising the step of paying said player an amount based on pre-determined odds in relation to said wager if said player wins.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein said deck includes 53 cards.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the conventional game of Twenty-One is modified such that said player may not make an insurance wager and may not split pairs.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the conventional game of Twenty-One is modified such that said player may double down on any two to five cards.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the conventional game of Twenty-One is modified such that said dealer must hit if the value of said dealer's hand is less than soft or hard  18 .  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the conventional game of Twenty-One is modified such that said dealer must stand if the value of said dealer's hand is soft or hard  18  or greater.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the conventional game of Twenty-One is modified such that said player may receive a maximum of six cards.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein said pre-determined odds for Twenty-One are as follows: 
 (a) paying said player three-to-one odds if said player has a Blackjack, even if said dealer also has a Blackjack;  
 (b) paying said player two-to-one odds if said player has a hand comprising five or six cards, excluding said Joker, having a total value of 21; and  
 (c) paying said player one-to-one odds if said player has a hand having a higher value than said dealer.  
 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the conventional game of Poker is further modified such that said player may draw as many cards as said player requests.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the conventional game of Poker is further modified such that said Joker is a wild card.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said pre-determined odds for Poker are as follows:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                     
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                     
                   Pre-determined 
                 
                     
                   Winning Poker Combination 
                   Odds 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   Royal Flush plus Joker 
                   1000-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Five of a Kind (including Joker) 
                   200-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Royal Flush 
                   100-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Straight Flush 
                   50-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Four of a Kind 
                   20-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Full House 
                   11-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Flush 
                   9-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Straight 
                   6-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Three of a Kind 
                   4-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Two Pair 
                   3-to-1 
                 
                     
                   A Pair of 9s or 10s 
                   2-to-1 
                 
                     
                   A Pair Aces to 8s or a pair of 
                   1-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Jacks, Queens, or Kings 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
               
               
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising an option for said player to wager on playing a Bonus Game wherein the rules of said Bonus Game is substantially the same as the rules of Poker with the exception that said pre-determined odds for said Bonus game are higher than that of Poker.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein said pre-determined odds for said Bonus Game are as follows:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                     
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                     
                   Pre-determined 
                 
                     
                   Winning Poker Combination 
                   Odds 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   Royal Flush plus Joker 
                   1,000,000-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Five of a Kind (including Joker) 
                   1000-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Royal Flush 
                   500-to-1e 
                 
                     
                   Straight Flush 
                   200-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Four of a Kind 
                   50-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Full House 
                   20-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Flush 
                   20-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Straight 
                   10-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Three of a Kind 
                   5-to-1 
                 
                     
                   Two Pair 
                   4-to-1 
                 
                     
                   A Pair of 9s or 10s 
                   3-to-1 
                 
                     
                   A Pair of Aces to 8s or a pair of 
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                   Jacks, Queens, or Kings 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
               
               
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising an option to wager on playing said Bonus Game and Twenty-One.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein said player is paid a value based on said pre-determined odds in relation to said wager for said Bonus Game of  claim 15  and a value based on said pre-determined odds in relation to said wager for Twenty-One of  claim 10  if said player wins.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising an option for said player to wager on playing said Bonus Game and Poker.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein said player is paid a value based on said pre-determined odds in relation to said wager for said Bonus Game of  claim 15  and a value based on said pre-determined odds in relation to said wager for Poker of  claim 13  if said player wins.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising an option to wager on playing said Bonus Game, Poker, and Twenty-One wherein said player is paid a value based on said pre-determined odds in relation to said wager for said Bonus Game of  claim 15 , a value based on said pre-determined odds in relation to said wager for Poker of  claim 13 , and a value based on said pre-determined odds in relation to said wager for Twenty-One of  claim 10  if said player wins.