Poker-baccarat gaming method and apparatus

Abstract

A casino gambling card table game in which a player may bet that a pair of cards dealt would provide a winning baccarat hand, or that a next card dealt would provide a winning baccarat or a selected poker hand.

1 . A method of playing a casino gambling card game comprising the steps of: 
 a player placing a predetermined initial ante bet to participate in the game;    a dealer dealing two playing cards from a deck to the player face-down;    the player given the option of placing a second bet that a third card dealt by the dealer to the player would give the player a poker hand of one of a straight, a flush, a straight flush and three of a kind;    the dealer dealing the player said next card;    the dealer drawing to itself one card face-down and one card face-up;    ascribing to the cards dealt to the player and the cards drawn by the dealer a value of “one” for each ace, a value of “zero” for each ten, jack, queen and king, and the point face value of each other card;    totalling the value of all cards received by the player;    totalling the value of all cards drawn by the dealer;    comparing the “ones” digit of said total value of cards received by the player with the “ones” digit of said total value of cards drawn by the dealer for itself; and    awarding the winning of said ante bet to the player or dealer whose “ones” digit total comes closer to “nine”;    wherein the dealing of said third card by the dealer to the player is one of an optional deal by the dealer at the request of the player and a mandatory deal irrespective of the player's request.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the dealer draws to itself a third card face up to be totalled with said first and second cards drawn and compared with the “ones” digit of all cards dealt to the player and totalled in value.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the dealer draws to itself a third card face up to be totalled with said first and second cards drawn and compared with the “ones” digit of all cards dealt to the player and totalled in value except when the “ones” digit of said first and second cards drawn total one of a 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the player is given the option of placing a bet that the third card dealt by the dealer would give the player a poker hand of a single pair together with a ten, jack, queen or king.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the player is given the option of placing a bet that the third card dealt by the dealer would give the player a poker hand of one of three “3's”, three “6's”, and three “9's”.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein all playing cards dealt to the player and drawn by the dealer are from a fifty two card deck.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein each individual step is carried out electronically, and displayed on a video screen.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the dealing of each playing card to the player precedes in turn the drawing of each playing card by the dealer.  
   
   
       9 . Apparatus for playing a casino gambling table card game comprising: 
 a deck of playing cards; and    a gambling design layout for a table for two or more players, including a) a first space for each player placing a predetermined initial ante bet; b) three spaces for each player's placing of individual playing cards dealt by a dealer; c) three spaces for playing cards drawn by the dealer for itself; and d) a second space for each player for placement of bets made by each player as to the obtaining of a poker hand to be reached upon receipt of a third playing card from the dealer to each player.    
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein said layout also includes a display of payout-odds for obtaining at least one of a poker hand of three of a kind, a straight, a flush, and a straight flush.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein said layout also includes a third space for each player for placement of bets made by each player as to the obtaining of a poker hand of one of three “3's”, three “6's”, and three “9's”.