Card game
AssigneeTamura Gaming Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsSteve Tamura, Ronald Furuta
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Abstract
The game typically comprise dealing a number of cards, typically five cards, to each of the players and dealer. In a first phase, the player attempts to make a qualifying hand. To make a qualifying hand, the player must use three of the five dealt cards to equal a predetermined point total, typically a total of 10, 20, or 30. If the player is able to make a qualifying hand, the player moves onto a second phase of the game and takes the two remaining cards to create a point hand that will be compared against the dealer's point hand. In the second phase, if the player's point hand is superior to the dealer's point hand, the player will win. However, if the dealer has a superior point hand, the player loses his wager(s). If the dealer and the player have an equal point hand, the game is considered a “push.”
Claims19
A method of playing a casino game, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of cards;
- having a player place an ante wager;
- dealing a set of five cards to a dealer and a set of five cards to the player;
- determining if the player is able to make a qualifying hand with the dealt cards by attempting to select three of the five dealt cards to make a point total of 10, 20, or 30, wherein a point total of the two remaining cards is considered to be the player's point hand, wherein if the player is unable to make a qualifying hand the player can bluff or forfeit the ante wager;
- placing a play wager if the player determines he has a qualifying hand or if the player decides to bluff;
- placing the qualifying hand and the two point hand cards on a playing table;
- determining if the dealer is able to make a qualifying hand with the dealt cards by attempting to select three of the five dealt cards to make a point total of 10, 20, or 30, wherein a point total of the two remaining cards is considered the dealer's point hand, wherein if the dealer is not able to make a qualifying hand, the player is paid on the ante wager;
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- comparing the point hand of the player with the point hand of the dealer, wherein if the dealer's point hand is superior to the player's point hand then the dealer wins and takes the players ante wager and play wager, and if the player's point hand is superior to the dealer's point hand the player is paid on the ante wager and the play wager, and wherein if the player's point hand is equal to the dealer's point hand the game is a push.
A method of playing a casino game, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of dominoes;
- having a player place a first wager;
- dealing a set of dominoes to a dealer and the player;
- determining if the player is able to make a qualifying hand with a subset of the dealt dominoes;
- placing a second wager if the player determines he has a qualifying hand or if the player decides to bluff;
- placing a first subset of the dealt dominoes and a second subset of the dealt dominoes on a playing table;
- determining if the dealer is able to make a qualifying hand with the dealt dominoes, wherein if the dealer is able to make a qualifying hand the dealer places a first subset of the dealt dominoes on the table and compares a dealer's second subset with the player's second subset of dominoes such that if the player has a superior second subset the player wins on the first wager and second wager, wherein if the dealer has a superior second subset the player loses the first wager and the second wager.
A method of playing a casino game, the method comprising:
- providing a set of cards;
- having a player place an ante wager and a poker bonus wager;
- dealing a set of five cards to a dealer and a set of five cards to the player;
- determining if the player is able to make a qualifying hand with the dealt cards by attempting to select three of the five dealt cards to make a point total of 10, 20, or 30, wherein a point total of the two remaining cards is considered to be the player's point hand, wherein if the player is unable to make a qualifying hand the player can bluff or forfeit the ante wager;
- placing a play wager if the player determines he has a qualifying hand or if the player decides to bluff;
- placing the three qualifying cards and the two point hand cards on a playing table;
- determining if the dealer is able to make a qualifying hand with the dealt cards by attempting to select three of the five dealt cards to make a point total of 10, 20, or 30, wherein a point total of the two remaining cards is considered to be the dealer's point hand, wherein if the dealer is not able to make a qualifying hand, the player is paid on the ante wager;
- comparing the point hand of the player with the point hand of the dealer, wherein if the dealer's point hand is superior to the player's point hand the dealer wins and takes the players ante wager and play wager, and if the player's point hand is superior to the dealer's point hand the player is paid on the ante wager and the play wager, and wherein if the player's point hand is equal to the dealer's point hand the game is a push;
- determining of the player is able to make a qualifying poker hand, wherein determining is independent of whether the dealer or player can make a qualifying hand;
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- paying the player on the poker bonus wager if the player is able to make the qualifying poker hand, wherein the player loses the poker bonus wager if the player is not able to make the qualifying poker hand.
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