High card poker

Abstract

Poker games utilizing a 60-card deck, with the deck consisting of 3 sets of Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and “10,” in each of the four suits: Spaces, Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs. A table of hand values ranks hands for purposes of resolving wagers when game is player-versus-player, and a table of winning hands is utilized when game is player-versus-dealer. Sixty-card deck permits high ranking hands to include 10-of-a-kind through 6-of-a-kind, with the range out-ranking a Royal Flush.

1 . A method of playing a wagering game, comprising the steps of:
 providing a 60 playing card deck consisting of 3 sets of the following makeup: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and “10,” of each of the following suits: Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs;   accepting from each player a wager;   dealing five face-down cards to each player and dealing five face-up cards as community cards;   each player forming a best poker card combination using said community cards and the respective five face-down cards dealt said player; and   resolving said accepted wagers by evaluating said best poker card combination of each player according to a predetermined hierarchy of poker hands.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , and further comprising:
 each player checking or betting prior to said dealing of each of said five face-up community cards.   
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said five face-up community cards comprise: a 3-card “flop,” a 1-card “turn” card, and a 1-card “river” card. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said predetermined hierarchy of poker hands ranks as a highest value hand a hand comprising 10-of-a-kind. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said predetermined hierarchy of poker hands ranks as a second highest value hand a hand comprising 9-of-a-kind; as a third highest value hand a hand comprising 8-of-a-kind; as a fourth highest value hand a hand comprising 7-of-a-kind; as a fifth highest value hand a hand comprising 6-of-a-kind; and as a sixth highest value hand a hand comprising a Royal Flush. 
   
   
       6 . A method of playing a wagering game, comprising the steps of:
 providing a 60 playing card deck consisting of 3 sets of the following makeup: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and “10,” of each of the following suits: Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs;   accepting from each player a wager;   dealing three face-down cards to each player and dealing three face-up cards as community cards;   dealing a final face-down card;   each player checking or betting after said final face-down card is dealt;   each player forming a best poker card combination using said community cards, said final, face-down card, and the respective three face-down cards dealt said player; and   resolving said accepted wagers by evaluating said best poker card combination of each player according to a predetermined hierarchy of poker hands.   
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein said three face-up community cards are dealt one at a time and further comprising: 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7 , and further comprising:
 each player checking or betting prior to said dealing of each of said three face-up community cards.   
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein said predetermined hierarchy of poker hands ranks as a highest value hand a hand comprising 7-of-a-kind. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said predetermined hierarchy of poker hands ranks as a second highest value hand a hand comprising 6-of-a-kind; as a third highest value hand a hand comprising a Royal Flush; as a fourth highest value hand a hand comprising 5-of-a-kind; as a fifth highest value hand a hand comprising 4-of-a-kind; and as a sixth highest value hand a hand comprising a Full House. 
   
   
       11 . A method of playing a wagering game, comprising the steps of:
 providing a 60 playing card deck consisting of 3 sets of the following makeup: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and “10,” of each of the following suits: Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs;   accepting from each player a wager;   dealing five face-down cards to each player and dealing five face-down cards to a dealer;   each player viewing their respective five face-down cards and electing to check or bet;   each of those players electing to bet placing their respective five face-down cards face down;   each of those players electing to check forfeiting their respective said wager;   the dealer placing the cards dealt to the dealer face up; and   the dealer resolving said accepted wagers by evaluating a best poker card combination of each five face-down cards for each said player according to a predetermined hierarchy of winning poker hands.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , and further comprising the dealer comparing the poker card combination of each five face-down cards for each said player with a poker card combination of the cards dealt to the dealer. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein if the poker card combination of a player hand is equal to the poker card combination of the dealer hand, the hand having a higher kicker value wins. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said predetermined hierarchy of poker hands ranks as a winning hand a hand comprising a Royal Flush. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein said predetermined hierarchy of poker hands ranks as winning hands, highest to lowest, a hand comprising a Royal Flush; a hand comprising 5-of-a-kind; a hand comprising a 4-of-a-kind; a hand comprising a Flush; a hand comprising a Straight; a hand comprising 3-of-a-kind; a hand comprising 2-pair; and a hand comprising 1-pair.