Method For Playing A Card Game
First Claim
1. A method of playing a card game having multiple rounds, the card game being played on top of a table layout having a dealer location with a card area associated therewith and at least one player location with a card area and a plurality of betting areas associated therewith, said method comprising:
- providing at least three decks of cards, wherein each deck of cards consists of Tens, Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces;
placing bets in the respective betting areas on the table by at least one player in order to play a first and second round of the card game, wherein the bets comprise first and second bets;
dealing an initial hand of two cards face up to each player on top of the corresponding card areas and dealing one card face up and one card face down to the dealer on top of the corresponding card area;
determining if the player has a hand that constitutes Blackjack;
requiring the player to surrender his first bet if the player does not have Blackjack;
if the player'"'"'s hand constitutes Blackjack, then determining if the dealer'"'"'s hand constitutes Blackjack;
if both the dealer'"'"'s hand and player'"'"'s hand constitute Blackjack, then determining if the player'"'"'s Blackjack hand beats the dealer'"'"'s Blackjack hand by determining a ranking of the dealer'"'"'s Blackjack hand and a ranking of the player'"'"'s Blackjack hand in accordance with the following table of rankings;
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Abstract
A card game having multiple rounds of play. The player places first and second bets that correspond to a first and second round of play, respectively. The first round is Blackjack wherein the player receives two cards. The player will win the Blackjack round if either the player attains Blackjack and the dealer does not attain Blackjack, or if both the player and the dealer attain Blackjack but the player'"'"'s Blackjack hand out-ranks the dealer'"'"'s Blackjack hand. If the player wins the Blackjack round, he receives winnings and advances to the next round. If the player does not achieve Blackjack but has a qualifying hand, the player still advances to the second round and receives a third card in order to form a three-card hand. If the player'"'"'s three-card hand matches any one of a plurality of predetermined three-card hands, the player will advance to the Jackpot round. The player will also be declared the winner of the second round and receive winnings based on his second bet if he attains one of the predetermined three-card hands and his hand outranks the dealer'"'"'s hand. However, even if the player'"'"'s three-card hand does not outrank the dealer'"'"'s hand, the player will still advance to the Jackpot round as long as the player has one of the predetermined three-card hands. If the player enters the Jackpot round, he must place a third bet. He then receives two additional cards so the player can form a five-card hand. The player will win the Jackpot if (i) the player'"'"'s five-card hand matches any one of the predetermined five-card hands and the dealer'"'"'s five-card hand does not match any of the predetermined five-card hands, or (ii) both the player and the dealer attain a hand that matches one of the predetermined five-card hands but the player'"'"'s hand outranks the dealer'"'"'s hand. If the dealer is not eligible to advance to the second round and the player is eligible to advance to the second round, the player shall still advance to the second round without the dealer, but the second round shall constitute the final round. In such a scenario, there is no Jackpot round.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of playing a card game having multiple rounds, the card game being played on top of a table layout having a dealer location with a card area associated therewith and at least one player location with a card area and a plurality of betting areas associated therewith, said method comprising:
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providing at least three decks of cards, wherein each deck of cards consists of Tens, Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces; placing bets in the respective betting areas on the table by at least one player in order to play a first and second round of the card game, wherein the bets comprise first and second bets; dealing an initial hand of two cards face up to each player on top of the corresponding card areas and dealing one card face up and one card face down to the dealer on top of the corresponding card area; determining if the player has a hand that constitutes Blackjack; requiring the player to surrender his first bet if the player does not have Blackjack; if the player'"'"'s hand constitutes Blackjack, then determining if the dealer'"'"'s hand constitutes Blackjack; if both the dealer'"'"'s hand and player'"'"'s hand constitute Blackjack, then determining if the player'"'"'s Blackjack hand beats the dealer'"'"'s Blackjack hand by determining a ranking of the dealer'"'"'s Blackjack hand and a ranking of the player'"'"'s Blackjack hand in accordance with the following table of rankings; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of playing a card game on an electronic gaming machine, comprising the steps of:
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providing an electronic gaming machine comprising a display screen, activation panel, wager input device and a computer, wherein the computer is in electronic signal communication with the display screen, activation panel and wager input device, the computer comprising a processor programmed to execute the steps of the card game and analyze the player'"'"'s and dealer'"'"'s hands of the cards to determine the winner of each round of play and the winner of a Jackpot; displaying, on the display screen, at least three decks of cards, wherein each deck of cards consists of Tens, Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces; the player using the wager input device to place bets in order to play a first and second round of the card game, wherein the bets comprise first and second bets; displaying, on the display screen, a deal of an initial hand of two cards face up to each player and one card face up and one card face down to the dealer; using the computer to determine if the player has a hand that constitutes Blackjack and if the dealer has a hand that constitutes Blackjack; if the player does not have Blackjack, then displaying on the display screen information to inform the player that he has lost his first bet; if both the dealer'"'"'s hand and player'"'"'s hand constitute Blackjack, then using the computer to determine if the player'"'"'s Blackjack hand beats the dealer'"'"'s Blackjack hand by determining a ranking of the dealer'"'"'s Blackjack hand and a ranking of the player'"'"'s Blackjack hand in accordance with the following table of rankings; - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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