Methods of Playing Card Games of Strategy and Chance

Abstract

Methods of playing card games of strategy and chance involving both a main pot and a bonus pot and in which players may perform atypical card game actions such as robbing or killing a dragon. Players invoke events by displaying, or playing, predetermined cards or pattern combinations of cards. Players may rob the dragon, thereby requiring all other players to return played cards back to their hand. Players may kill the dragon in order to win a bonus pot. Players may also be disqualified for committing a foul. The method of the present invention also increases revenue for a house hosting the method by requiring all players to place a wager prior to viewing his or her cards and by allowing the players more opportunities to raise his or her wagers.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method of playing a card game comprising the steps of:
 receiving an initial main pot wager from each of a plurality of players;   receiving an initial bonus pot wager from each of said plurality of players;   dealing cards to said plurality of players in a face down manner;   selecting a first player;   allowing said first player to raise at least one of the group consisting of said initial main pot wager; said initial bonus pot wager; and combinations thereof;   allowing each of said plurality of players other than said first player to raise at least one of the group consisting of said initial main pot wager; said initial bonus pot wager; and combinations thereof;   allowing said plurality of players to view said cards;   allowing said first player to become a current player and initiate a flow;   allowing each subsequent player to sequentially become said current player and take a turn in said flow until either all of said players pass or one of said players holds zero cards; and   initiating subsequent flows until or unless one of said players holds zero cards.   
     
     
         2 . A method according to  claim 1  further comprising:
 querying said hands of said players to determine if any of said plurality of players is holding four consecutive pairs. 
 
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 1  further comprising:
 allowing said current player to perform at least one of the group consisting of robbing the dragon, killing the dragon, and combinations thereof. 
 
     
     
         4 . A method according to  claim 1  further comprising:
 initiating subsequent rounds until a predetermined number of rounds have been played.