Card game and method of playing the same

A method of playing a wagering game utilizing one or more decks of standard playing cards comprising:

• designating a single player as a bank;
• accepting a primary wager from each participating player;
• dealing each player and the designated player bank five cards;
• requiring each player and the player bank to arrange the five cards into a three-card hand and a two-card hand;
• comparing the rank of each player's three-card hand to the rank of the player bank's three-card hand and comparing the rank of each players two-card hand to the rank of the player bank's two-card hand;
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• settling each player's primary wager dependent upon the comparison of the rank of each player's three-card hand to the rank of the player bank's three-card hand and the comparison of the rank of each player's two-card hand to the rank of the player bank's two-card hand.

A method of playing a wagering game utilizing one or more decks of standard playing cards comprising:

• accepting a primary wager from each participating player;
• accepting an optional secondary wager from each player;
• dealing each player and a dealer five cards;
• requiring each player and the dealer to arrange the five cards into a three-card hand and a two-card hand;
• comparing the rank of the dealer's three-card hand to the rank of each player's three-card hand and comparing the rank of the dealer's two-card hand to the rank of each player's two-card hand;
• settling each player's primary wager dependent upon the comparison of the rank of the dealer's three-card hand to the rank of each player's three-card hand and the comparison of the rank of the dealer's two-card hand to the rank of each player's two-card hand;
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• settling each player's secondary wager dependent upon the rank of a hand formed of all five-cards or the relationship between the two-card hand and three-card hand.

A method of playing a wagering game utilizing one or more decks of standard playing cards comprising:

• accepting a primary wager from each participating player;
• dealing each player and a dealer five cards;
• requiring each player and the dealer to arrange the five cards into a three-card hand and a two-card hand;
• comparing the rank of the dealer's three-card hand to the rank of each player's three-card hand and comparing the rank of the dealer's two-card hand to the rank of each player's two-card hand;
• settling each player's primary wager dependent upon the comparison of the rank of the dealer's three-card hand to the rank of each player's three-card hand and the comparison of the rank of the dealer's two-card hand to the rank of each player's two-card hand;
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• if eligible, awarding each player a preestablished award dependent upon a rank of the player's five cards in combination or the relationship between the two-card hand and three-card hand.

An electronically implemented method of playing a wagering game comprising:

• providing a processing unit, display screen and selection means;
• accepting an inputted primary wager from a player;
• displaying five player cards and five dealer cards;
• the player using the selection means to arrange the player's five cards into a three-card hand and a two-card hand;
• said processing unit arranging the dealer's five cards into a three-card hand and a two-card hand;
• said processing unit comparing the rank of the dealer's three-card hand to the rank of the player's three-card hand and comparing the rank of the dealer's two-card hand to the rank of the player's two-card hand;
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• said processing unit settling the player's primary wager dependent upon the comparison of the rank of the dealer's three-card hand to the rank of the player's three-card hand and the comparison of the rank of the dealer's two-card hand to the rank of the player's two-card hand.