Method and apparatus for a card game

Abstract

A game for a number of players comprises providing a deck of cards having fifty-one cards. The deck includes three jokers in combination with forty-eight cards organized in four suits, each suit having in six pairs of cards of the same type, wherein five of the types are sequential while the sixth type is not sequential with the other five. Each player places a first wager to participate in the wagering game. Each player is dealt two cards while a hole card is dealt for the table. All cards are dealt face down. Each player is given the chance to double down the first wager with a second wager. A hand is provided for each player with each hand comprising the hole card and the two cards each player was dealt. The first and second wagers are resolved based on said hand, wherein if a player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, that player wins a corresponding preselected amount.

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