Method and apparatus for playing multiple hand card game

A method of playing a card game with conventional playing cards, the method comprising:

• (a) dealing a plurality of cards to a player and a dealer;
• (b) the player and the dealer each forming three hands with the plurality of cards corresponding to a HIGH hand, a MID hand, and a LOW hand;
• (c) determining a game result by comparing the player HIGH, MID and LOW hands with the respective dealer hands;
• and prior to step (a),
• (d) receiving a side wager on at least one dragon hand and substantially concurrently with step (a), the steps of:
• dealing a plurality of cards and correspondingly forming each of the at least one dragon hand into three hands with the plurality of cards corresponding to a HIGH hand, a MID hand, and a LOW hand;
• determining a dragon hand game result by comparing the at least one dragon hand HIGH, MID and LOW hands with either the respective dealer hands or the respective player hands;
• and
• resolving the side wager according to the dragon hand game result.

An apparatus for playing a card game with conventional playing cards, the apparatus comprising:

• means for dealing five playing cards each to a player and a dealer;
• means for forming the player cards and the dealer cards each into three hands with the five playing cards corresponding to a two-card HIGH hand, a two-card MID hand, and a one-card LOW hand;
• and
• means for determining a game result by comparing the player HIGH, MID and LOW hands with the respective dealer hands.

A method of playing a card game with conventional playing cards comprising:

• (a) enabling a player to place at least one wager on a game result;
• (b) dealing five playing cards each to the player and a dealer;
• (c) the player and the dealer each forming three hands with the five cards corresponding to a two-card HIGH hand, a two-card MID hand, and a one-card LOW hand;
• (d) determining the game result by comparing the player HIGH, MID and LOW hands with the respective dealer hands;
• and
• (e) resolving the at least one wager according to the comparison in step (d).