Betting card game

Abstract

A betting card game for play by a plurality of players against a dealer using at least one deck of playing cards, a payout being received by one player when the numerical value of their three cards totals 7 or 11. A first bet is placed by the player before the start of a game and a second bet is placed by the player after the player and dealer have each been dealt a set of three cards each. One of the dealer's three cards are placed face-up to be visible to all players. After placing a second bet, each player is given the option of substituting one card from their hand with a new card from the deck. The dealer is likewise given the option of substituting one card from their hand with a new card from the deck. If the numerical value of three dealer cards totals 7 or 11, the dealer keeps a payout in the amount of the first and second bets of the player. In the event the dealer cards total 7 or 11 and the player cards have an equal numerical value, then the game is a tie. Predetermined number combinations may be established so that a player wins when the sum of their cards equals the predetermined numeric combination, but only if they have paid a bonus bet before the start of the game.

1 . A method for playing a betting card game comprising the steps of:
 providing a dealer;   providing a player;   providing at least one standard deck of 52 playing cards arranged in the traditional manner with faces designated 2-10, J, Q, K, A;   assigning numeric values to each face designation according to the formula: 2=2, 3=3, 4=4, 5=5, 6=6, 7=7, 8=8, 9=9, 10=0, J=0, Q=0, K=0, and A=1 or 11;   requiring the player to contribute an ante of money as a first bet;   issuing the player first, second and third player cards face-down with cards from the deck;   allowing the player to privately inspect the face designations of the three player cards;   issuing the dealer first, second and third dealer cards with cards from the deck, at least one of the dealer cards arranged face-down and at least one of the dealer cards arranged face-up for recognition by the player;   soliciting a second bet decision from the player, wherein the second bet decision is selected from the group consisting of: bet a designated sum of money and fold;   inviting the dealer to optionally substitute one of the first, second and third dealer cards with a card from the deck;   inviting the player to optionally substitute one of the first, second and third player cards with a card from the deck;   calculating the mathematical sum of the numeric values assigned to the three player cards;   calculating the mathematical sum of the numeric values assigned to the three dealer cards;   determining a winner by comparing the sum of the three player cards to the sum of the dealer cards, and if:   i) the sum of the dealer cards is 11 and the sum of the player cards is anything other than 11, the dealer wins;   ii) the sum of the player cards is 11 and the sum of the dealer cards is anything other than 11, the player wins;   iii) the sum of the dealer cards is 7 and the sum of the player cards is anything other than 7 or 11, the dealer wins;   iv) the sum of the player cards is 7 and the sum of the dealer cards is anything other than 7 or I 11, the player wins; and   v) the sum of the player cards is 7 or 11 and the sum of the dealer cards equals the sum of the player cards, a tie is declared.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the numeric values of the dealer cards and the player cards are both 7-7-7 or 11-11-11, the player wins. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein when the player wins because the numeric values of the dealer cards and the player cards are both 7-7-7 or 11-11 -11, the player keeps the first bet and the second bet and is awarded addition compensation based on a multiplication factor applied to the second bet. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein when the dealer wins because the sum of the dealer cards is 11 and the sum of the player cards is anything other than 11, the dealer is awarded the first and second bets of the player. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein when the player wins because the sum of the player cards is 11 and the sum of the dealer cards is anything other than 11, the player keeps the first bet and the second bet and is awarded addition compensation. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein when the dealer wins because the sum of the dealer cards is 7 and the sum of the player cards is anything other than 7 or 11, the dealer is awarded the first and second bets of the player. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein when the player wins because the sum of the player cards is 7 and the sum of the dealer cards is anything other than 7 or 11, the player keeps the first bet and the second bet and is awarded addition compensation. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein when a tie is declared because the sum of the player cards is 7 or 11 and the sum of the dealer cards equals the sum of the player cards, the player keeps the first bet and the second bet and the dealer receives nothing. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1  further including the step of awarding the dealer a partial win if the sum of the player cards and the sum of the dealer cards is neither 7 nor 11 wherein the dealer is awarded the first bet of the player and the player keeps the second bet. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1  further including the step of establishing at least one predetermined numeric combination, and wherein the player wins when the sum of the player cards and the sum of the dealer cards is neither 7 nor 11 but the numeric values of the player cards equal the at least one predetermined numeric combination. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10  when the player wins because the player cards equal the at least one predetermined numeric combination, the player keeps the first bet and the second bet and is awarded addition compensation based on a multiplication factor applied to the second bet. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10 , further including the step of soliciting a bonus bet from the player prior to said step of issuing the player first, second and third player cards, wherein the bonus bet can be any designated sum of money including zero, and when the player wins because the player cards equal the at least one predetermined numeric combination, awarding the player bonus compensation based on a multiplication factor applied to the bonus bet. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said step of providing at least one standard deck of 52 playing cards includes the step of shuffling together six identical decks of 52 playing cards each. 
   
   
       14 . A method for playing a betting card game with multiple players comprising the steps of:
 providing a dealer;   providing a plurality of players;   providing at least one standard deck of 52 playing cards arranged in the traditional manner with faces designated 2-10, J, Q, K, A;   assigning numeric values to each face designation according to the formula: 2=2, 3=3, 4=4, 5=5, 6=6, 7=7, 8=8, 9=9, 10=0, J=0, Q=0, K=0, and   requiring each player to contribute an ante of money as a first bet;   issuing each player respective first, second and third player cards face-down with cards from the deck;   allowing each player to privately inspect the face designations of their respective three player cards;   issuing the dealer first, second and third dealer cards with cards from the deck, at least one of the dealer cards arranged face-down and at least one of the dealer cards arranged face-up for recognition by each player;   soliciting a second bet decision from each player, wherein the second bet decision is selected from the group consisting of: bet a designated sum of money and fold;   inviting each player to optionally substitute one of their respective first, second and third player cards with a card from the deck;   inviting the dealer to optionally substitute one of the first, second and third dealer cards with a card from the deck;   calculating the mathematical sum of the numeric values assigned to each player's respective three player cards;   calculating the mathematical sum of the numeric values assigned to the three dealer cards;   determining a winner by separately comparing the sum of each player's respective three player cards to the sum of the dealer cards, and if:   i) the sum of the dealer cards is 11 and the sum of the respective player cards is anything other than 11, the dealer wins;   ii) the sum of the respective player cards is 11 and the sum of the dealer cards is anything other than 11, the respective player wins;   iii) the sum of the dealer cards is 7 and the sum of the respective player cards is anything other than 7 or 11, the dealer wins;   iv) the sum of the respective player cards is 7 and the sum of the dealer cards is anything other than 7 or I 1, the respective player wins; and   v) the sum of the respective player cards is 7 or 11 and the sum of the dealer cards equals the sum of the respective player cards, a tie is declared.   
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14  further including the step of establishing at least one predetermined numeric combination, and wherein the respective player wins when the sum of the respective player cards and the sum of the dealer cards is neither 7 nor I 1, but the numeric value of the respective player cards equal the at least one predetermined numeric combination. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , further including the step of soliciting a bonus bet from each player prior to said step of issuing the respective player first, second and third player cards, wherein the bonus bet can be any designated sum of money including zero, and when the respective player wins because the respective player cards equal the at least one predetermined numeric combination, awarding the respective player bonus compensation based on a multiplication factor applied to the bonus bet.