Combination wagering game
AssigneeShuffle Master, Inc.
InventorJosef Alexander Hartl
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Abstract
A combination card game allows players to play 3 distinct games using one hand of cards. In a preferred embodiment, players place wagers on an Ante spot to play THREE CARD POKER®, a TRIPOLEY® spot to win odds, and a Best 2 Blackjack spot to play blackjack. A player can bet one, two or all three spots. Next, a three card hand is dealt to each player and to the dealer. If, after viewing his cards, a player has made the Ante wager, that player must make the Play wager or forfeit the Ante wager. A player who beats the dealer's three-card poker hand of Queen high is paid 1 to 1.
Claims42
A method of playing a combination wagering game using a standard deck of cards, comprising:
- a player making at least one of a) an Ante wager on a first game, the first game being Poker, b) a wager on a second game that a player's hand has designated cards within a suit, the second game being Three-in-One, and c) a wager on a third game, the third game being Blackjack;
- a dealer dealing at least two cards to the player and at least two cards face down to the dealer;
- playing the games of Poker, Three-in-One, and Blackjack in a preselected order;
- and
- resolving all wagers in play, according to respective rules of Poker, Three-in-One, and Blackjack.
A video gaming apparatus, comprising a microprocessor with memory, wherein the memory comprises means for enabling a player to play a game, the means further comprising:
- means for the player making at least one of a) an Ante wager on a first game, the first game being Poker, b) a wager on a second game that a player's hand will have predetermined cards, the second game being Three-in-One, and c) a wager on a third game, the third game being Blackjack;
- means for displaying at least two cards and no more than three cards representing a player hand and at least two cards and no more than three cards representing a dealer hand;
- means for playing the games of Poker, Three-in-One, and Blackjack in a preselected order;
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- means for resolving all wagers in play, according to respective rules of Poker, Three-in-One, and Blackjack.
A method of playing a combination wagering game using a standard deck of cards, comprising:
- a player making at least one of a) an Ante wager on a first game, the first game being Poker, b) a wager on a second game that a player's hand will have predetermined cards, the second game being Three-in-One, and c) a wager on a third game, the third game being Best 2 Blackjack;
- a dealer dealing exactly and only three cards to the player and exactly and only three cards face down to the dealer;
- playing the games of Poker, Three-in-One, and Best 2 Blackjack in a predetermined order;
- and
- resolving all bets in play, according to respective rules of Poker, Three-in-One, and Best 2 Blackjack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.