Card game for wagering

Abstract

A side bet for Blackjack or Twenty-One is made on whether the first two cards deal a player will be a pair, or whether the player can make a multicard hand from his cards an at least one of the dealers cards. The player can get a pair of his own cards, or one of his cards and the dealers, or, in the case where he holds a pair, both of his cards an a dealers card for three of a kind, or both of his cards and the dealers card for four of a kind. While the dealer and the player may be actual human beings, the dealer can be a virtual dealer.

1 . A method of playing cards comprising: 
 dealing at least one card to a dealer;    dealing at least two cards to player;    the player making a wager on whether the cards he has been dealt and the cards the dealer has will form a multiple card poker hand;    revealing the dealers cards and the players cards;    handling the wager by one of the possibilities of    first paying the wager the player made if a possibility selected from the possibilities of,    a) the player and the dealer have at least one card of the same rank,    b) the player has two cards of the same rank, and    c) the player and the dealer have a card of the same rank; and    second collecting the wager.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the method further includes the steps of using the game of claim one as a side bet in a game of twenty-one, and after the step of paying the wager or collecting the wager, the game of twenty-one continiues on.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the method further includes the steps of a) having the dealer deal at least two cards as the dealer's hand, and b) during the wager settling step, determining whether the two cards of the dealers are of the same rank, and determining whether the cards are of the same rank as the player, allowing the player to have four of a kind.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the method further includes the steps of paying wagers according to a schedule of:  
     
       
         
               
               
               
               
               
             
                   
                   
               
                   
                   
               
                   
                 Hand 
                 Prob. 
                 Pay 
                 Return 
               
                   
                   
               
                   
               
               
             
                 1 deck 
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
                   
                 Wild Pair 
                 11.2941 
                 3 
                 33.8824 
               
                   
                 One pair 
                 5.6470 
                 6 
                 33.8824 
               
                   
                 3 of a kind 
                 0.2304 
                 35 
                 8.0672 
               
                   
                 4 of a kind 
                 0.0048 
                 250 
                 1.2005 
               
                   
                 Nothing 
                 82.8235 
                 −1 
                 −82.8235 
               
               
               
             
                 Hit frequency 
                 House advantage 
               
                 17.165 
                 5.7911 
               
               
             
                 2 deck 
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
                   
                 Wild Pair 
                 12.7926 
                 2 
                 25.5854 
               
                   
                 One Pair 
                 6.3963 
                 5 
                 31.9817 
               
                   
                 3 of a kind 
                 0.3799 
                 30 
                 11.3994 
               
                   
                 4 of a Kind 
                 0.0197 
                 250 
                 4.9477 
               
                   
                 Nothing 
                 80.4119 
                 −1 
                 −80.4119 
               
               
               
             
                 Hit Frequency 
                 House Advantage 
               
                 19.5888 
                 6.4970 
               
               
             
                 4 decks 
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
                   
                 Wild Pair 
                 13.5078 
                 2 
                 27.0156 
               
                   
                 One Pair 
                 6.7539 
                 4 
                 27.0156 
               
                   
                 3 of a Kind 
                 0.4612 
                 20 
                 9.2248 
               
                   
                 4 of a Kind 
                 0.0312 
                 200 
                 6.2460 
               
                   
                 Nothing 
                 79.2458 
                 −1 
                 −79.2458 
               
               
               
             
                 Hit Frequency 
                 House Advantage 
               
                 20.7542 
                 9.7437 
               
               
             
                 6 Decks 
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
                   
                 Wild Pair 
                 13.7413 
                 2 
                 27.4826 
               
                   
                 One Pair 
                 6.8706 
                 4 
                 27.4826 
               
                   
                 3 of a Kind 
                 0.4891 
                 20 
                 9.7835 
               
                   
                 4 of a Kind 
                 0.03566 
                 200 
                 7.1338 
               
                   
                 Nothing 
                 78.8631 
                 −1 
                 −78.8631 
               
               
               
             
                 Hit Frequency 
                 House advantage 
               
                 21.1368 
                 6.9807 
               
               
             
                 8 decks 
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
                   
                 Wild Pair 
                 13.8571 
                 2 
                 27.7143 
               
                   
                 One Pair 
                 6.9285 
                 4 
                 27.7143 
               
                   
                 3 of a Kind 
                 0.5032 
                 20 
                 10.0657 
               
                   
                 4 of a Kind 
                 0.0380 
                 200 
                 7.6017 
               
                   
                 Nothing 
                 78.6730 
                 −1 
                 −78.6730 
               
               
               
             
                 Hit Frequency 
                 House Advantage 
               
                 21.3270 
                 5.5768