Card game

Abstract

The card game provides additional interest by having the players form two separate hands from the original five cards dealt to them. Players place initial wagers to ante and on a three-card hand and two-card suited hand. The three-card hand is treated as a poker hand, with a minimum qualifying value for the player's hand or lack of a minimum value for the dealer's hand providing an automatic win for the player's ante. The two-card hand must be formed of cards of the same suit, with the object being to have a two-card count closest to twenty-one. Players win by exceeding the count of the dealer's two-card hand. Players may place an optional bonus wager on all five cards, with the three-card and two-card hands being recombined to determine win or loss in accordance with standard poker combinations.

1 . A method of playing a card game, comprising the steps of:
 (a) placing at least an ante wager, a poker hand wager, and a suited blackjack hand wager by each player;   (b) dealing a card hand to each player and to the dealer;   (c) placing a poker hand play wager by each player continuing in the game;   (d) withdrawing from the game and forfeiting all wagers by each player choosing not to continue in the game;   (e) splitting each continuing player and dealer card hand into a multiple-card poker hand and a multiple-card suited blackjack hand;   (f) comparing the multiple-card suited blackjack hand of each continuing player with the multiple-card suited blackjack hand of the dealer;   (g) paying out a winning suited blackjack hand wager to each continuing player having a multiple-card suited blackjack hand that beats the dealer suited blackjack hand;   (h) taking the losing suited blackjack hand wager of each player having a multiple-card suited blackjack hand that does not beat the dealer suited blackjack hand;   (i) comparing the multiple-card poker hand of each continuing player with the multiple-card poker hand of the dealer;   (j) paying out a winning ante and multiple-card poker hand wager to each continuing player having a multiple-card poker hand that beats the dealer multiple-card poker hand; and   (k) taking the losing multiple-card poker hand wager of each player having a multiple-card poker hand that does not beat the dealer multiple-card poker hand.   
   
   
       2 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) providing a gaming table layout for the card game;   (b) providing a dealer position on the gaming table layout;   (c) providing a plurality of player positions disposed in a semicircular array about the dealer position;   (d) providing a poker hand card position disposed upon each of the player positions;   (e) providing a suited hand card position disposed upon each of the player positions;   (f) providing an ante wager position disposed upon each of the player positions;   (g) providing a poker hand wager position disposed upon each of the player positions;   (h) providing a suited hand wager position disposed upon each of the player positions; and   (i) providing a poker hand play position disposed upon each of the player positions.   
   
   
       3 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of providing a bonus wager position disposed upon each of the player positions. 
   
   
       4 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) dealing five cards to each player and to the dealer; and   (b) splitting each continuing player and dealer card hand into a three card poker hand and a two card suited blackjack hand.   
   
   
       5 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of making at least the ante wager, the poker hand wager, and the suited blackjack hand wager equal to one another. 
   
   
       6 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) establishing a predetermined minimum value for a qualifying poker hand for each player; and   (b) providing an automatic payout of the ante and poker hand wagers to each player having a multiple card poker hand of at least the predetermined minimum value, regardless of the value of the dealer multiple card poker hand.   
   
   
       7 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) establishing a predetermined minimum value for a qualifying poker hand for each player;   (b) providing a payout of the ante, poker hand, and poker hand play wagers to each player having a multiple card poker hand of at least the predetermined minimum value which beats the dealer multiple card poker hand; and   (c) providing a payout of the ante and poker hand wagers to each player having a multiple card poker hand of at least the predetermined minimum value which does not beat the dealer multiple card poker hand.   
   
   
       8 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) establishing a predetermined minimum value for a qualifying poker hand for the dealer; and   (b) providing an automatic payout of the ante wager to each player having a multiple card poker hand when the value of the dealer multiple card poker hand is less than the predetermined minimum value.   
   
   
       9 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) establishing a predetermined minimum value for a qualifying poker hand for the dealer; and   (b) providing a payout of the ante, poker hand, and poker hand play wagers to each player having a multiple card poker hand of at least the predetermined minimum value which beats the dealer multiple card poker hand of at least the predetermined minimum value.   
   
   
       10 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) placing an optional bonus wager by a bonus wagering continuing player;   (b) recombining the multiple card suited blackjack hand with the multiple card poker hand and forming a recombined multiple card poker hand for each bonus wagering continuing player;   (c) paying out a bonus wager to each bonus wagering continuing player having a recombined multiple card poker hand containing at least a minimum poker hand combination;   (d) taking the bonus wager of each bonus wagering continuing player having a recombined multiple card poker hand which does not contain at least a minimum poker hand combination.   
   
   
       11 . A gaming table playing surface for a card game, comprising:
 a dealer position;   a plurality of player positions disposed in a semicircular array about the dealer position;   a poker hand card position disposed upon each of the player positions;   a suited-hand card position disposed upon each of the player positions;   an ante wager position disposed upon each of the player positions;   a poker hand wager position disposed upon each of the player positions;   a suited-hand wager position disposed upon each of the player positions; and   a poker hand play position disposed upon each of the player positions.   
   
   
       12 . The gaming table layout according to  claim 11 , further including a bonus wager position disposed upon each of the player positions. 
   
   
       13 . A method of playing a card game using the gaming table layout of  claim 11 , including the steps of:
 (a) placing at least an ante wager, a poker hand wager, and a suited blackjack hand wager respectively upon the ante wager position, poker hand wager position, and suited hand wager position of each of the corresponding player positions by each player;   (b) dealing a card hand to each player and to the dealer;   (c) placing a poker hand play wager upon the poker hand play position of each of the corresponding player positions by each player continuing in the game;   (d) withdrawing from the game and forfeiting all wagers by each player choosing not to continue in the game;   (e) splitting each continuing player and dealer card hand into a multiple card poker hand and a multiple card suited blackjack hand;   (f) placing the multiple card poker hand and the multiple card suited blackjack hand respectively upon the poker hand card position and suited hand card position of each of the corresponding player positions by each continuing player;   (g) comparing the multiple card suited blackjack hand of each continuing player with the multiple card suited blackjack hand of the dealer;   (h) paying out a winning suited blackjack hand wager to each continuing player having a multiple card suited blackjack hand which beats the dealer suited blackjack hand;   (i) taking the losing suited blackjack hand wager of each player having a multiple card suited blackjack hand that does not beat the dealer suited blackjack hand;   (j) comparing the multiple card poker hand of each continuing player with the multiple card poker hand of the dealer;   (k) paying out a winning ante and multiple card poker hand wager to each continuing player having a multiple card poker hand that beats the dealer multiple card poker hand; and   (l) taking the losing multiple card poker hand wager of each player having a multiple card poker hand that does not beat the dealer multiple card poker hand.   
   
   
       14 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 13 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) dealing five cards to each player and to the dealer; and   (b) splitting each continuing player and dealer card hand into a three card poker hand and a two card suited blackjack hand.   
   
   
       15 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 13 , further comprising the step of making at least the ante wager, the poker hand wager, and the suited blackjack hand wager equal to one another. 
   
   
       16 . The method of playing a card game according to the method of  claim 13 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) establishing a predetermined minimum value for a qualifying poker hand for each player; and   (b) providing an automatic payout of the ante and poker hand wagers to each player having a multiple card poker hand of at least the predetermined minimum value, regardless of the value of the dealer multiple card poker hand.   
   
   
       17 . The method of playing a card game according to the method of  claim 13 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) establishing a predetermined minimum value for a qualifying poker hand for each player;   (b) providing a payout of the ante, poker hand, and poker hand play wagers to each player having a multiple card poker hand of at least the predetermined minimum value that beats the dealer multiple card poker hand; and   (c) providing a payout of the ante and poker hand wagers to each player having a multiple card poker hand of at least the predetermined minimum value that does not beat the dealer multiple card poker hand.   
   
   
       18 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 13 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) establishing a predetermined minimum value for a qualifying poker hand for the dealer; and   (b) providing an automatic payout of the ante wager to each player having a multiple card poker hand when the value of the dealer multiple card poker hand is less than the predetermined minimum value.   
   
   
       19 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 13 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) establishing a predetermined minimum value for a qualifying poker hand for the dealer; and   (b) providing a payout of the ante, poker hand, and poker hand play wagers to each player having a multiple card poker hand of at least the predetermined minimum value which beats the dealer multiple card poker hand of at least the predetermined minimum value.   
   
   
       20 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 13 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) placing an optional bonus wager by a bonus wagering continuing player;   (b) recombining the multiple card suited blackjack hand with the multiple card poker hand and forming a recombined multiple card poker hand for each bonus wagering continuing player;   (c) paying out a bonus wager to each bonus wagering continuing player having a recombined multiple card poker hand containing at least a minimum poker hand combination;   (d) taking the bonus wager of each bonus wagering continuing player having a recombined multiple card poker hand that does not contain at least a minimum poker hand combination.