Method Used As A Part of Playing Card Games

A method for playing a card game, said method comprising the steps of:

• utilizing a compiled list of indexed playing cards that correlates by said strength ranking to said specific poker hands, where a missing indexed playing card from a deck does not invalidate the results of a hand;
• placing an ante, by or for each player, in a predetermined common betting space, typically referred to as a pot, therein determining a plurality of active players;
• dealing, by hand or via a similar mechanical or an electronic gaming device simulation thereof, to each active player an indexed playing card that is dealt facedown, where each indexed playing card correlates to a specific poker hand;
• viewing, optionally, by the plurality of active players their respective a face-down side of each dealt indexed playing card;
• checking the compiled list to determine the strength ranking and specific poker hands correlating to the dealt indexed playing card;
• determining if any of the plurality of active players want to make a bet;
• betting until all of the active players that are betting calls;
• and
• revealing the dealt indexed playing card of each of the active players that is betting;
• determining if there is a winning poker hand or if there are ties, where two or more active players have hands of equal strength rank;
• assuming there are no ties, the active player with the winning poker hand wins the ante and any bets;
• breaking the ties steps by dealing face-down a second indexed playing card to each tied active players;
• viewing, optionally, by the tied active players their respective second face-down side of the second indexed playing card;
• checking the compiled list to determine the strength ranking and specific poker hands correlating to the second indexed playing card;
• determining if any of the tied active players want to make another bet;
• betting until all of the tied active players that is betting calls;
• revealing the second dealt indexed playing card of the tied active players;
• determining if there is a winning poker hand or if there is another tie, where two or more tied active players have hands of equal strength rank;
• assuming there are no ties, the active player with the winning poker hand wins the ante and any bets;
• otherwise
• breaking a cycle of ties using “breaking the ties steps”.

A method for playing, in gaming venues such as a casino, a card game, said method comprising the steps of:

• utilizing a compiled list of indexed playing cards that correlates by said strength ranking to said specific poker hands, wherein a subset of the compiled list is made therein forming a plurality of one show cards, where a missing indexed playing card from a deck does not invalidate the results of a hand;
• providing the plurality of playing cards as a labeled diagram showing the indexed poker playing cards that correlate to said specific type poker hands and their strength ranking in a format suitable for playing the game of casino, wherein a preferred format includes a printed felt covering a table;
• adding at least one joker to the plurality of playing cards, wherein when the at least one joker is generated either by dealing by hand or via a similar mechanical or an electronic gaming device simulation thereof, wherein if the at least one joker is generated the casino wins all bets, with a singular exception of an active player who has bet that a joker will be generated, said active player also wins;
• providing common betting spaces on the labeled diagram, wherein active players can place a bet directly on the casino printed felt, or remotely utilizing an electronic medium selected from the group consisting of a web page on the internet, zoom and similar video applications, a telephonic medium, and simulations of the game;
• announcing by a game facilitator that the game is open for placing bets;
• facilitating active players to place bets;
• announcing by the game facilitator that the betting period is closed;
• generating a face-up card from the sub-selection that matches the labeled diagram that includes a plurality common betting spaces of various paying odds selected from the group consisting of:
• a specific playing card, a suit, a poker hand type, a range of strength rankings, the at least one joker and combinations thereof;
• determining by the game facilitator whether a bet is a winning bet or a losing bet;
• collecting losing bets by the game facilitator;
• and
• paying the winning bets, therein explaining the paying odds on the labeled diagram so that, collectively, the active players better understand the game.

A diagram that facilitates a visual correlation of a specific playing card to a specific poker hand, said diagram comprising:

• a plurality of at least three overlapping circles having a common center comprised of an inner circle, a middle circle, and an outer circle;
• wherein a pair of orthogonal lines passing through the common center divide the overlapping circles into four quadrants, wherein each quadrant is a specific suit;
• wherein each of the four quadrants is divided by a plurality of radial lines extending from the inner circle to the outer circle creating a plurality of poker hand type spaces;
• a plurality of radial shorter lines extending from the middle circle to the outer circle therein subdividing at least one poker hand type space and also creating a plurality of specific playing card spaces, wherein the specific playing card has a face or a numeric value that is indicative of a specific poker hand;
• and
• a plurality of strength rankings outside of the outer circle and adjacent to the specific playing card, wherein a strength ranking for a poker hand is visually and numerically associated with an adjacent playing card.