Progressive-style card game of six cards split into three component hands

Abstract

A casino card game played between a banker and from one to seven players, each wagering against the banker, using at least one deck of fifty two standard poker cards with one joker. The game begins with the players placing an overall wager to cover the whole hand, or wagers on three component hands individually. Six cards are dealt to each player and the banker, with four of the banker's cards dealt face up, exposing them for the players to see. Said six cards are to be split into three component hands. The 1 st component hand consists of one card, the 2 nd component hand two cards, and the 3 rd component hand the remaining three cards. The point value of the 1 st component hand must be lower than the point value of the 2 nd component hand and the point value of the 2 nd component hand must be lower than the point value of the 3 rd component hand, or it is a foul hand which is an automatic loser. Certain hands are categorized as “Special Hand” which is an automatic winner. When both the banker and a player have a “Special Hand” it is a tie or push, no one wins or loses. When a player wins on a “Special Hand” said player will be paid one-and-a-half times of his/her original wagers. Either the banker or a player must win on two of the three or all three component hands to become the overall winner of the hand. Each time a player and the banker have the same point value of a card or same combination of cards, regardless of the suit, it is a “copy hand” and the banker wins on those hand or hands. When a player wagered on individual component hands, the bet is settled per each particular component hand.

1 . A method of playing a card game among a Banker and a plurality of Players, each Player wagering against the Banker, the method comprising:
 (a) providing and shuffling one conventional poker decks of 52 cards and one joker;   (b) each of said Players placing at least one overall wager on three component hands, or on each component hand individually;   (c) dealing six cards into each Player's and the Banker's hand providing them a dealt hand for them to split said six cards into three component hands;   (d) each Player and the Banker arranging their dealt hands into a 1 st  component hand of one card, a 2 nd  component hand of two cards, and a 3 rd  component hand of three cards.   (e) comparing each Player's hand against the Banker's, wherein hands are compared in descending ranking order as follows:
 a hand containing three-of-a-kind beats another hand containing a lower ranked three-of-a-kind; 
 a hand containing the lowest ranked three-of-a-kind beats the hand containing the highest ranked straight flush; 
 a hand containing a higher ranked straight flush beats the hand containing a lower ranked straight flush; 
 a hand containing the lowest ranked straight flush beats the hand containing the highest flush; 
 a hand containing a higher ranked flush beats the hand containing the lower ranked flush; 
 a hand containing the lowest ranked flush beats the hand containing the highest ranked straight; 
 a hand containing a higher ranked straight beats a hand containing a lower ranked straight; 
 a hand containing the lowest ranked straight beats a hand containing the highest ranked pair; 
 a hand containing a higher ranked pair beats a hand containing a lower ranked pair; 
 a hand containing the lowest ranked pair beats a hand containing no pair; 
 a three-card hand containing none of the above is compared by the highest card of the three, then the second highest, and lastly the third card, according to the hierarchy rules of traditional poker, i.e. A98 beats A97, KJ4 beats a K98; 
 a two-card hand containing no pair is compared by the hierarchy of traditional poker rules, wherein an AK beats an AQ, a KQ beats a KJ, an A8 beats an A7, etc.; 
 a one-card hand is compared as: An Ace beats a King; a King beats a Queen; a Queen beats a Jack; a Jack beats a 10; a 10 beats a 9; a 9 beats an 8; an 8 beats a 7; a 7 beats a 6; a 6 beats a 5; a 5 beats a 4; a 4 beats a 3; and a 3 beats a deuce; etc.; 
 a Banker's hand beats a Player's hand if their hands are made up of the same rankings or same point value, regardless of the suit; 
   (f) determining whether each Player wins or loses said Player's wager as follows:   (I) if the Player has a “Special Hand” whilst the Banker does not, determining the Player to be the winner;   (II) if all three of the Player's component hands beats all three component hands of the Banker's, determining the Player to be the winner;   (III) if the Player's 1 st  component hand beats the Banker's 1 st  component hand; if the Player's 2 nd  component hand beats the Banker's 2 nd  component hand; and if the Player loses the 3 rd  component hand to the Banker, determining the Player to be the winner;   (IV) if the Player's 1 st  component hand beats the Banker's 1 st  component hand; if the Player's 2 nd  component hand loses to Banker's 2 nd  component hand; and if the Player's 3 rd  component hand beats the Banker's 3 rd  component hand, determining the Player to be the winner;   (V) if the Player loses the 1 st  component hand to the Banker; if the Player's 2 nd  component hand beats the Banker's 2 nd  component hand; and if the Player's 3 rd  component hand beats the Banker's 3 rd  component hand, determining the Player to be the winner;   (VI) if the Banker has a “Special Hand” whilst the Player does not, determining the Banker to be the winner;   (VII) if all three of the Banker's component hands beats all three component hands of the Player's, determining the Banker to be the winner;   (VIII) if the Banker's 1 st  component hand beats the Player's 1 st  component hand; if the Banker's 2 nd  component hand beats the Player's 2 nd  component hand; and if the Banker loses the 3 rd  component hand to the Player, determining the Banker to be the winner;   (IX) if the Banker's 1 st  component hand beats the Player's 1 st  component hand; if the Banker's 2 nd  component hand loses to the Player's 2 nd  component hand; and if the Banker's 3 rd  component hand beats the Player's 3 rd  component hand, determining the Banker to be the winner;   (X) if the Banker loses the 1 st  component to the Player; if the Banker's 2 nd  component hand beats the Player's 2 nd  component hand; and if the Banker's 3 rd  component hand beats the Player's 3 rd  component hand, determining the Banker to be the winner;   (XI) if the Banker's and the Player's hand or hands are made up of the same card or cards, regardless of the suit, it is a tie or a push, and the Banker wins;   
     
     
         2 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 (a) including the use of multiple fifty two cards poker deck, each deck containing one joker. 
     
     
         3 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 (a) also including the use of poker cards that have no numbers on them, like those popularly used in Europe and Latin America, with or without a joker. 
     
     
         4 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 (a) further including the use of poker cards generated by computer images on computer screens installed on a gaming table, or a machine or device performing the same functions. 
     
     
         5 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 (b), further comprising an initial step of providing a playing surface marked and configured to facilitate the setting of hands and the placing of wagers. 
     
     
         6 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 (b) providing letting a player wager on one or two, but not all, of the component hands, said player can bet on the 1 st  component hand but skip the 2 nd  and 3 rd  component hands, but he/she cannot skip the lower component hands and bet only on the higher component hands. 
     
     
         7 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 (c) providing splitting said six dealt cards into: a 1 st  component hand that consists of one card; a 2 nd  component hand that consists of two cards; and a 3 rd  component hand that consists of the remaining three cards. 
     
     
         8 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 1 (d) requiring each Player and the Banker to arrange their hands that the point value of the 1 st  component hand is lower than the point value of the 2 nd  component hand, and the point value of the 2 nd  component hand is lower than the point value of the 3 rd  component hand. 
     
     
         9 . A method of playing a card game among a Banker and a plurality of Players, each Player wagering against the Banker, comprising the Banker dealing the first four of his/her six cards face up, exposing them for the Players to see. 
     
     
         10 . The method of playing a card game according to  claim 9  providing the options for a Banker to expose less than four of his/her six cards, or not exposing any of his/her cards at all. 
     
     
         11 . A method of playing a card game among a Banker and a plurality of Players, each Player wagering against the Banker, the method comprising using special terms for certain hands such as follows:
 a hand made up of three cards in consecutive numerical order is called a Mini-Straight;   a hand made up of three cards of the same suit is called a Mini-Flush;   a hand made up of three card in consecutive numerical order and of the same suit is called a Mini-Straight-Flush;   a hand made up of six cards in consecutive order is called a Straight;   a hand made up of six cards of the same suit is called a Flush;   a hand made up of six cards in consecutive order and of the same suit is called a Straight Flush.