Card games

Abstract

A card game and method of playing a card game two card being dealt to a player cards and one card being dealt to a dealer or as a common card from a pack of playing cards, the player's cards being compared to the dealer's or common card, the player winning the game if one of the player's cards is of equal or lower rank than the dealer's or common card and the other of the player's cards is of equal or higher rank than the dealer's or common card.

1 . A card game comprising a pack of playing cards, two card being dealt to a player and one card being dealt to a dealer or as a common card, the player's cards being compared to the dealer's or common card, the player winning the game if one of the player's cards is of equal or lower rank than the dealer's or common card and the other of the player's cards is of equal or higher rank than the dealer's or common card 
   
   
       2 . The game according to  claim 1  in which the two player's cards are specified cards from three or more cards dealt to the player. 
   
   
       3 . The game according to  claim 1  in which the dealer's card or common card is a card specified from two or more cards dealt to the dealer or as common cards. 
   
   
       4 . The game according to  claim 1  in which the pack of playing cards comprises a single conventional deck of playing cards. 
   
   
       5 . The game according to  claim 4  in which the player may place a bet on the outcome of the game, winning bets being paid out at odds in accordance with the following pay table; 
     
       
         
               
               
               
             
                   
                   
               
                   
                 none consecutive cards of different rank; 
                 1:1 
               
                   
                 pair 
                 3:2 
               
                   
                 cards of consecutive rank 
                 7:1 
               
                   
                 triple 
                 20:1.  
               
                   
                   
               
           
              
             
             
              
              
              
              
              
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
       6 . The game according to  claim 1  in which the pack of playing cards comprises a two or more conventional decks of playing cards. 
   
   
       7 . The game according to  claim 6  in which the player may place a bet on the outcome of the game, winning bets being paid out at odds in accordance with the following pay table; 
     
       
         
               
               
               
             
                   
                   
               
                   
                 none consecutive cards of different rank; 
                 1:1 
               
                   
                 pair 
                 1:1 
               
                   
                 cards of consecutive rank 
                 7:1 
               
                   
                 triple 
                 15:1.  
               
                   
                   
               
           
              
             
             
              
              
              
              
              
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
       8 . The game according to  claim 1  in which the game is played as a side bet in another principal card game. 
   
   
       9 . The game according to  claim 8  in which the principal card game is selected from the group including, Blackjack, Poker, Baccarat and Punto-Banco. 
   
   
       10 . A method of playing a card game comprising the steps of:
 dealing two cards to a player;   dealing one card to a dealer or as a common card;   comparing the two cards dealt to the player with the card dealt to the dealer or as a common card;   wherein the player wins the game if one of the player's cards is of equal or lower rank than the dealer's or common card and the other of the player's cards is of equal or higher rank than the dealer's or common card.   
   
   
       11 . The method according to  claim 10  in which the two cards dealt to the player are specified cards from three or more cards dealt to the player. 
   
   
       12 . The method according to  claim 10  in which the card dealt to the dealers or as a common card, is a card specified from two or more cards dealt to the dealer or as common cards. 
   
   
       13 . The method according to  claim 10  in which the cards are dealt from a pack of playing cards comprising a single conventional deck of playing cards. 
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 13  in which the player may place a bet on the outcome of the game, winning bets being paid out at odds in accordance with the following pay table; 
     
       
         
               
               
               
             
                   
                   
               
                   
                 none consecutive cards of different rank; 
                 1:1 
               
                   
                 pair 
                 3:2 
               
                   
                 cards of consecutive rank 
                 7:1 
               
                   
                 triple 
                 20:1.  
               
                   
                   
               
           
              
             
             
              
              
              
              
              
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 10  in which the cards are dealt from a pack of playing cards comprises two or more conventional decks of playing cards. 
   
   
       16 . The method according to  claim 15  in which the player may place a bet on the outcome of the game, winning bets being paid out at odds in accordance with the following pay table; 
     
       
         
               
               
               
             
                   
                   
               
                   
                 none consecutive cards of different rank; 
                 1:1 
               
                   
                 pair 
                 1:1 
               
                   
                 cards of consecutive rank 
                 7:1 
               
                   
                 triple 
                 15:1.  
               
                   
                   
               
           
              
             
             
              
              
              
              
              
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
       17 . The method according to  claim 10  in which the game is played as a side bet in another principal card game. 
   
   
       18 . The method according to  claim 17  in which the principal card game is selected from the group including, Blackjack, Poker, Baccarat or Punto-Banco.