Royal baccarat

Abstract

Disclosed is a modified baccarat game wherein one face up and one face down card are dealt for a dealer's hand, one or more player's hands, and a community hand. Players place bets on the dealer's hand, his player's hand, or on standoff (tie). After betting, the face down cards are revealed. Each hand is valued by adding the two community card values to its total. The hand with a value closest to nine in the ones column wins. Bets are paid out (even money for a winning bet on the banker's or player's hand and six to one on standoff) and no commission is levied by the house. Each player may make an optional side bet based on a variety of occurrences (e.g., designated cards having a value of at least eight, either player or banker's hand having a value of at least eight, or forming winning poker combinations).

1 . A method of playing a modified baccarat game, the method comprising:
 (a) dealing a plurality of cards to each player and to a dealer wherein the plurality of cards is comprised of one face up card and one or more face down cards;   (b) dealing at least one community card face up;   (c) requiring each player to make a player bet, a banker bet, or a tie bet,   (d) comparing each player's hand with the dealer's hand using a baccarat point system to value cards, wherein each player's hand is comprised of the plurality of cards dealt to him and the at least one community card, and wherein the dealer's hand is comprised of the plurality of cards dealt to the dealer and the at least one community card; and   (e) resolving bets.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising requiring each player to place an ante bet before any cards are dealt. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising allowing each player to make an optional side bet. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the optional side bet wins if the plurality of cards and the at least one community card form a winning poker combination. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the optional side bet is a progressive jackpot bet. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the optional side bet wins if at least one card from the plurality of cards and the at least one community card has a value of at least 8. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the at least one community card is comprised of a first community card dealt face up and a second community card dealt face down. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the player bet wins if the player's hand is greater than the dealer's hand; the player bet loses if the player's hand is less than the dealer's hand or if the player's hand ties with the dealer's hand at a value of 0, 1, 2 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7; and the player bet pushes if the player's hand and the dealer's hand tie at a value of  8  or  9 ;
 wherein the banker bet wins if the dealer's hand is greater than the player's hand; the banker bet loses if the dealer's hand is less than the player's hand or if the dealer's hand ties with the player's hand at a value of 0, 1, 2 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7; and the banker bet pushes if the player's hand and the dealer's hand tie at a value of 8 or 9; and   wherein the tie bet wins if the player's hand equals the dealer's hand and the tie bet loses if the player's hand does not equal the dealer's hand.   
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the bets are resolved according to a payout schedule as follows 
     
       
         
               
               
               
             
                   
                   
               
                   
                 Winning Bet 
                 Payment (to 1) 
               
                   
                   
               
                   
                 Player Bet 
                 1 
               
                   
                 Banker Bet 
                 1 
               
                   
                 Tie Bet 
                 6 
               
                   
                   
               
           
              
              
              
             
             
              
              
              
              
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
       10 . A method of playing a modified baccarat game, the method comprising:
 (a) requiring each player to place a blind bet before any cards are dealt;   (b) dealing a player face up card and a player face down card to each player;   (c) dealing a first community card face up and a second community card face down;   (d) dealing a banker face up card and a banker face down card;   (e) requiring each player to designate their blind bet as a player bet, a banker bet, or a tie bet;   (f) revealing the second community card, the banker face down card, and the player face down card of each player;   (g) comparing each player's hand with the banker's hand using a standard baccarat scoring system,
 wherein each player's hand is comprised of: the player face up card dealt to him, the player face down card dealt to him, the first community card, and the second community card, and 
 wherein the banker's hand is comprised of: the banker face up card, the banker face down card, the first community card, and the second community card; and 
   (h) resolving bets.   
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising allowing each player to make an optional side bet. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the optional side bet wins if either the banker's hand or player's hand has a value of at least 8. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the optional side bet wins if at least one card from the player face up card, the banker face up card, and the first community card has a value of at least 8. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising dealing a third community card, wherein the optional side bet wins if the player face down card, the player face up card, the first community card, the second community card, and the third community card form a winning 5-card poker combination. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the optional side bet is a progressive jackpot bet. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the player bet wins if the player's hand is greater than the banker's hand; the player bet loses if the player's hand is less than the banker's hand or if the player's hand ties with the banker's hand at a value of 0, 1, 2 ,3, 4, 5, 6, or 7; and the player bet pushes if the player's hand and the banker's hand tie at a value of 8 or 9;
 wherein the banker bet wins if the banker's hand is greater than the player's hand; the banker bet loses if the banker's hand is less than the player's hand or if the banker's hand ties with the player's hand at a value of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7; and the banker bet pushes if the player's hand and the banker's hand tie at a value of 8 or 9; and   wherein the tie bet wins if the player's hand equals the banker's hand and the tie bet loses if the player's hand does not equal the banker's hand.   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the bets are resolved according to a payout schedule as follows 
     
       
         
               
               
               
             
                   
                   
               
                   
                 Winning Bet 
                 Payment (to 1) 
               
                   
                   
               
                   
                 Player Bet 
                 1 
               
                   
                 Banker Bet 
                 1 
               
                   
                 Tie Bet 
                 6 
               
                   
                   
               
           
              
              
              
             
             
              
              
              
              
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
       18 . A method of playing a modified baccarat game, the method comprising:
 (a) requiring each player to place an ante before any cards are dealt;   (b) dealing a first player card face up and a second player card face down to each player;   (c) dealing a first community card face up and a second community card face down;   (d) dealing a first banker card face up and a second banker card face down;   (e) requiring each player to designate their ante as a player bet, a banker bet, or a tie bet;   (f) revealing the second community card, the second banker card, and the second player card of each player;   (g) forming baccarat hands,
 wherein each player's hand is comprised of: the first player card dealt to him, the second player card dealt to him, the first community card, and the second community card, and 
 wherein the banker's hand is comprised of: the first banker card, the second banker card, the first community card, and the second community card; 
   (h) comparing each player's hand with the banker's hand using a baccarat scoring method, the baccarat scoring method comprising:
 adding baccarat values of the first player card, the second player card, the first community card, and the second community card of each player's hand to get a player's total, 
 adding baccarat values of the first banker card, the second banker card, the first community card, and the second community card to get a banker's total; and 
   comparing the ones digit of each player's total with the ones digit of the banker's total; and   (i) resolving bets.   
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the player bet wins and is paid one to one if the player's total is greater than the banker's total; the player bet loses if the player's total is less than the banker's total or if the player's total ties with the banker's total at a value of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7; and the player bet pushes if the player's total and the banker's total tie at a value of 8 or 9;
 wherein the banker bet wins and is paid one to one if the banker's total is greater than the player's total; the banker bet loses if the banker's total is less than the player's total or if the banker's total ties with the player's total at a value of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7; and the banker bet pushes if the player's total and the banker's total tie at a value of 8 or 9; and   wherein the tie bet wins and is paid six to one if the player's total equals the banker's total, and the tie bet loses if the player's total does not equal the banker's total.   
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising allowing each player to make an optional side bet. 
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 20  wherein the optional side bet wins if either the banker's total or player's total has a value of at least 8. 
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 20  wherein the optional side bet wins if at least one card from the first player card, the first banker card, and the first community card has a value of at least 8.