Method and apparatus for playing mixture of Twenty-one and Baccarat using three, four or five player cards
AssigneeMehrdad M. Malek
InventorsMehrdad M. Malek, Thomas P. Kadlic, Frank D. Borsenik
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for playing a mixture of Twenty-one and Baccarat. Each player initially receives three cards, one for Twenty-one, one for Baccarat, and one common card to be summed with the Twenty-one card and the Baccarat card. The player then has the option of receiving a second Twenty-one card to be summed with the first Twenty-one card and the common card, and a second Baccarat card to be summed with the first Baccarat card and the common card.
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A method of playing a mixture of Twenty-one and Baccarat against a dealer, comprising:
- dealing three cards, P1, P2 and P3, face-up to at least one player;
- dealing a first set of two cards, D1 and D2, to the dealer, the D1 card face-up and the D2 card face-down;
- dealing a second set of two cards, D3 and D4, to the dealer, both face down;
- offering a fourth card, P4, to the player;
- turning the D2 card face-up and completing the dealer's Twenty-one hand using at least the D1 and D2 cards;
- offering a fifth card, P5, to the player;
- turning the D3 and D4 cards face-up and completing the dealer's Baccarat hand using at least the D3 and D4 cards;
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- comparing the summed total of the cards in the dealer's Twenty-one hand to the summed total of the player's P1 and P3 cards or P1, P3 and P4 cards;
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- comparing the summed total of the cards in the dealer's Baccarat hand to the summed total of the player's P2 and P3 cards or P2, P3 and P5 cards.
A method of playing a mixture of Twenty-one and Baccarat against a dealer, comprising:
- providing at least one player playing station having a row of two boxes and a third box positioned proximate the row of two boxes;
- dealing two cards, P1 and P2, face-up in the row of two boxes and a third card, P3, face-up in the third box;
- providing a dealer playing station having two boxes;
- dealing a first set of two cards, D1 and D2, in the first box in the dealer playing station, the D1 card face-up;
- dealing a second set of two cards, D3 and D4, in the second box in the dealer playing station;
- offering a fourth card, P4, to the player to be placed proximate one of the P1 and P2 cards in the player playing station;
- turning the D2 card face-up and completing the dealer's Twenty-one hand using at least the D1 and D2 cards;
- offering a fifth card, P5, to the player to be placed proximate the other one of the P1 and P2 cards in the player playing station;
- turning the D3 and D4 cards face-up and completing the dealer's Baccarat hand using at least the D3 and D4 cards;
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- comparing the summed total of the cards in the dealer's Twenty-one hand to the summed total of the player's P1 and P3 cards or P1, P3 and P4 cards;
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- comparing the summed total of the cards in the dealer's Baccarat hand to the summed total of the player's P2 and P3 cards or P2, P3 and P5 cards.
A method of playing a mixture of Twenty-one and Baccarat against a dealer, comprising:
- dealing a Twenty-one card, a Baccarat card and a common card to at least one player;
- dealing at least two Twenty-one cards and at least two Baccarat cards to the dealer;
- comparing the summed total of the dealer's Twenty-one cards to the summed total of the player's Twenty-one card and common card;
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- comparing the summed total of the dealer's Baccarat cards to the summed total of the player's Baccarat card and common card.
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