Banking type wagering game

A method of playing a card game between a dealer and at least one player comprising the steps of:

• a dealer providing a plurality of independent bank hands, wherein said plurality of independent bank hands are never commingled or combined, wherein a different set of predetermined hand ranking rules is applied to each said independent bank hand,
• said dealer providing a player with only a single partial hand,
• upon viewing said single partial hand, said player making a decision regarding which of said plurality of independent bank hands that said single partial hand will play against,
• after said decision has been made, said dealer providing said player with a remainder of said single partial hand forming a single complete hand,
• a comparison being made between said single complete hand and said independent bank hand or hands that said player chose to play said single partial hand against, and
• upon completion of said comparison, a winning hand is determined using said predetermined set of hand ranking rules applied to said chosen independent bank hand or hands as a criteria.

A method of playing a card game between a dealer and at least one player comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of different hand ranking rules, with each said plurality of different hand ranking rules calling for a predetermined minimum winning hand rank,
• a player placing a wager,
• a dealer dealing said player only a single partial hand, with no cards dealt to said dealer,
• upon viewing said single partial hand, said player chooses one or more of said plurality of different hand ranking rules to apply to said single partial hand,
• said dealer dealing said player a remainder of said single partial hand, forming a single complete hand,
• said single complete hand being compared to only said predetermined minimum winning hand rank of said chosen hand ranking rules, and
• said dealer paying said player a predetermined amount based upon said wager if said single complete hand achieves at least said predetermined minimum winning hand rank,said dealer collecting said player's wager if said complete hand does not achieve at least said predetermined minimum winning hand rank.