Method of playing a wagering card game

A method of conducting a wagering card game comprising:

• allowing a player to bet a chip on an outcome of a first hand of cards paying out, a second hand of cards paying out, or no hand of cards paying out;
• dealing the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards such that both the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards remain hidden, the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards each including three cards;
• revealing the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards;
• designating the outcome as no hand of cards paying out if the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards each have at least one from the group consisting of a pair of aces, a triple, a three-card flush and a three-card straight, if otherwise determining the outcome as the first hand of cards paying out if the first hand of cards is stronger than the second hand of cards, and if otherwise determining the outcome as the second hand of cards paying out if the second hand of cards is stronger than the first hand of cards,
• collecting the chip;
• and
• giving the player two chips if the player bet on the first hand of cards paying out and the first hand of cards paying out is the outcome, giving the player two chips if the player bet on the second hand of cards paying out and the second hand of cards paying out is the outcome, and giving the player more than two chips if the player bet on no hand of cards paying out and no hand of cards paying out is the outcome.

A method of conducting a betting card game comprising the steps of:

• a) allowing a player to place a bet on an outcome of a first hand of cards winning, a second hand of cards winning or no hand of cards winning;
• b) dealing a common card, the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards, the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards initially consisting of two cards each;
• c) revealing the common card, the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards;
• d) expanding the first hand of cards to include the common card;
• e) expanding the second hand of cards to include the common card;
• f) determining if at least one of the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards consists of a triple, a three-card flush or a three-card straight, or if both the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards consist of a pair, and if so in either case, dealing no more cards to the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards and proceeding to step j;
• g) determining if only one of the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards consists of a pair, and if so, dealing another of said first hand of cards and said second hand of cards an additional card, and if otherwise, dealing the first hand of cards the additional card and dealing the second hand of cards a further card;
• h) for each hand of cards combining the common card with two other cards from said hand of cards, said two other cards being so selected to try to obtain at least one from the group listed by order of preference of:
• I) at least one of a triple, a three-card flush, and a three-card straight,
• II) a pair of aces,
• III) a pair of highest possible value, and
• IV) one or more single cards of highest possible value, aces bearing the highest value,
• i) for each hand of cards discarding any unused cards left over after step h;
• j) determining the outcome based on:
• VI) if both the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards have at least one from the group consisting of a pair of aces, a triple, a three-card flush and a three-card straight, no hand of cards winning,
• VII) a hand of cards having at least one of a triple, a three-card flush and a three-card straight wins over a hand of cards having a combination pair and single where the combination pair has a value that is less than a pair of aces,
• VIII) a hand of cards having a combination pair of higher value and single wins over a hand of cards having a combination pair of lower value and single,
• IX) a hand of cards having a single of highest value wins over a hand of cards with singles of lower value relative to said single of highest value, if the single of highest value of the first hand of cards is identical to that of the second hand of cards, a hand of cards with a single of second highest value wins, and if both the single of highest value of the first hand of cards and the single of second highest value of the first hand of cards are identical to the single of highest value of the second hand of cards and the single of second highest value of the second hand of cards, respectively, a hand of cards with a single of third highest value wins, and
• X) if both the first hand of cards and the second hand of cards have identical cards, no hand of cards winning;
• and
• k) paying out the player if the bet matches the outcome.