US 2002/0163128 A1Published application

Card game

OwnerHenry Tien Loinventor

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Abstract

The invention is a six-card-stud game, played with at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game; one of the players is the Banker whom other players play against; a Player who is not a Banker may play Poker Bet playing against the Banker's hand, and/or one to four side bets betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt six cards; the Players and the Banker each then selects and keeps his best 5-card hand from his own six cards and discards one card. To win a Poker Bet wager, a Player's best 5-card hand must rank higher than the Banker's best 5-card hand. To wins a side-bet wager, a Player's best 5-card hand must be one of the predetermined winning hands of the type of the side bet he bets on. The Poker Bet wager and four side-bet wagers are independent wagers and are settled separately.

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Dependent claims

A method of playing a card game among a plurality of Players and a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker. The method comprising the following steps:

(a) providing and shuffling at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards;
(b) each Player placing at least one wager of Poker Bet, Specified One Pair Bet, Two Pair Bet, 3 Of A Kind Bet and Bonus Bet;
(c) dealing cards into enough dealt hands of six cards to provide a dealt hand for each Player and for the Banker;
(d) determining which dealt hand is assigned to each Player and which dealt hand is assigned to the Banker;
(e) from their own six-card dealt hand, each Player and the Banker selecting and keeping their own best 5-card hand, and discarding one other card;
(f) determining whether each Player's side-bet wager or wagers win or lose, if any;
(g) settling any side-bet wagers of each Player against the Banker;
(h) comparing each Player's best 5-card hand to the Banker's best 5-card hand according to the rankings selected for the Poker Bet game, wherein hands are ranked in descending order as follows:
4 of a Kind, Full House, 3 of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair and Point Count;
wherein Ace is the highest High Card, following by King, Queen, Jack, Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2;
wherein 9 points is the highest point count hand, following by 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 point;
(i) determining whether each Player's Poker Bet wager wins, loses or ties, if any;
(j) settling each Player's Poker Bet wager against the Banker.

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