Method of playing card games

Abstract

In the method of playing a card game, involving a dealer and at least one player provided are more than one pack of cards, preferably at least two packs of card. The player makes a stake on the fact that the player's game combination will be greater than the dealer's. The dealer distributes, to each player who has placed a stake, 5 cards face upwards and one card face upwards for the dealer. Each player makes a decision whether to forfeit their stake or to continue the game by placing another stake. While making a decision to continue the game, the player has an opportunity to buy a sixth card at a sum equal to the initial stake in order to form a better 5 card combination out of the six cards available. The dealer deals 4 more cards face upwards to the dealer. The players and the dealer's game combinations are compared to determine the winner. The claimed method provides the possibility of achieving new game combinations, increasing the speed of the game compared to similar game types, improving game protection from illegal manipulation of cards compared to similar game types.

1 . A method of playing a card game, involving a dealer and at least one player, comprising the steps of: 
 a) providing more than one pack of cards, preferably at least two packs of card;    b) providing a list of ranking game combinations corresponding to the use of said packs of cards;    c) determining by players of whether to rate that the player's combination of cards will beat a combination of dealer's cards and placing a first stake;    d) distributing by the dealer to each player who has placed the first stake, five cards from said at least 2 packs of cards, all face upwards and one card face upwards to the dealer;    e) making a decision by each of said player who has placed the first stake, basing on the combination of player's cards, whether to forfeit the said stake or to continue the game by placing a second stake;    f) taking by the dealer four more cards face upwards and determining whether the dealer has the necessary combination of cards that equals or exceeds the minimum predetermined rank for the continuation of game; wherein    g) if the dealer fails to have the required combination of cards, the dealer paying the first stake and completing the cycle of the game;    h) if the dealer does have the necessary combination of cards for the continuation of the game, the dealer comparing each player's combination of cards with the dealer's, based on said list of ranking game combinations; wherein if the game combination of the dealer is higher than that of the player, the dealer wins and collects the first stake and the second stake, if the game combination of the player is higher than that of the dealer the player wins and the dealer pays the first stake at a predetermined fixed rate, and the second stake is paid according to the preset scale of payments for the ranking list of game combinations and the cycle of the game is completed.    
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising, if a decision is made at the step (e) to continue the game, buying by the player a sixth card for a sum equal to the first stake and then making a choice to forfeit said stake or to continue the game based on analysis of the opportunity to form a better five-card combination of the available six cards.  
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising using the following list of ranking game combinations corresponding to the use of said at least two packs of cards consisting of 52 sheets: 
 Royal Flush—five cards of one color under the order from an ace,    Straight Flush—five cards of one color under the order from king and lower,    Poker—five cards of one face value,    Four of a Kind—four cards of one face value,    Full House—three cards of one face value and two cards of one face value,    Flush—five cards of one color not under the order,    Straight—five cards of different colors under the order,    Three cards—three cards of one face value,    Two pair—two cards of one face value+two cards of another face value,    Pair—two cards of one face value,    Empty—absence of any of higher the listed combinations.    
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein, at step (h), the predetermined fixed rate of paying the first strake by the dealer is 1:1.  
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising, at step (f), while making a decision to continue the game and before making the second stake, placing by the player a stake “insurance” that the dealer having a combination of cards lower than the necessary minimum combination for continuation of the game, wherein, at step (g), if the dealer does not have the minimum game combination, the dealer paying the first stake and the stake “insurance” at the appropriate predetermined rate and completing the cycle of the game; and if the dealer has said minimum game combination, collecting the stake “insurance” by the dealer and continuing the game by comparing each player's combination of cards with the dealer's basing on said list of ranking combinations of cards.  
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising providing at stage (a) at least six packs of cards of 52 sheets.