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.

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 wager 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 convention game of Poker, with a modification that the total value of a Poker hand may not exceed 21.    f. providing a pay out to said player if said player opted to wager on playing Twenty-One and said player wins said conventional game of Twenty-One, or said player opted to wager on playing Poker and said player wins said conventional game of Poker and the total value of said Poker hand does 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 wherein when providing said pay out to said player, said pay out is based on pre-determined odds in relation to said wager.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein said deck includes 53 cards.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4  where 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:  
     
       
         
               
               
               
             
                   
                   
               
                   
                   
               
                   
                 Winning Poker Combination 
                 Pre-determined 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:  
     
       
         
               
               
               
             
                   
                   
               
                   
                   
               
                   
                 Winning Poker Combination 
                 Pre-determined 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.