Matched'em

Abstract

A player places a base wager and optional bonus/side wagers in a game played with a standard deck of playing cards. In a casino type of gaming establishment, all players compete against the house on the base wager; also the new game offers two unique optional side wagers. In a card room, the players compete against a banker. The main competition is between banker and players or house and players, depending on the setting of the game. All players bet simultaneously on one competition hand. Players may bet on one or all of the three flop cards. The new game is purely a game of chance, with no selection or arrangement of hands involved. It is strongly suggested that the present invention use an automatic shuffling machine in dealing cards for a faster game, fairness, and accuracy.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of playing a card game, comprising a contest with a minimum of two players and a maximum of eight. The base wager and all bonus wagers are against the house, or in the case of a card room, the wagers are against the banker.
 Comprising the steps of:   (A) Each player offers a wager.   (B) Using two separate standard decks of 52 cards without joker.   (C) Unlike Black Jack or Poker, cards ranking is not applied.   (D) It is mandatory that one deck is blue and other deck is red.   (E) Blue deck is used only to flop three cards for three betting choices.   (F) Red deck is used to determine the outcome of the competition. The cards are dealt face-up one at a time, until one of the flop cards is matched up.   
     
     
         2 . The method of playing a game of  claim 1  wherein the token used are playing cards, each of which has one indicating face on one side and one non- indicating face on the opposite side, with all players agreeing that all cards have the same value. 
     
     
         3 . The method of playing a game of  claim 1  wherein bonus bets are provided for bettors to wager on the various outcomes of every hand played, provided that bonus/side wagers are placed before the dealer starts using the red deck to deal the card face up one at a time. 
     
     
         4 . The method of playing a game of  claim 1  wherein the player has an option to place a bonus/side wager on the outcome of the deal being an exact COPY of the card he chose to bet on, this is called a COPY bet. 
     
     
         5 . The method of playing a game of  claim 1  wherein the player has an option to place a bonus/side wager on the outcome of the deal being the very first card to come out and matches one of the three cards from the flop he chose to bet on, this is called a DOOR bet. 
     
     
         6 . The method of playing a game in  claim 1  wherein there is a commission exacted on the players' MAIN bet. The commission only applies when the outcome is won by the very first card to come out from the red deck also called as DOOR card. 
     
     
         7 . The method of playing a game in  claim 1  wherein the payout schedule for MAIN bet and bonus/side wagers are provided but the exact payoff may vary upon the casino or card room's discretion.