Card game
First Claim
1. A method of playing a card game among a plurality of Players and a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing and shuffling at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one Joker, wherein the Joker may be used as any card;
(b) placing either a Poker Bet wager or Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager, or both;
(c) placing an optional Bonus Bet wager;
(d) dealing cards, seven cards dealt either at one time or proportionally, into enough dealt hands of seven cards to provide a dealt hand for each Player and for the Banker;
(e) determining which dealt hand is assigned to each Player and which dealt hand is assigned to the Banker;
(f) from their own seven-card dealt hand, each Player and the Banker selecting and keeping their own best 5-card poker hand and discarding two other cards;
(g) determining whether each Player'"'"'s Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager wins or loses, if any;
(h) settling each Player'"'"'s Pair Of Aces Or Better wager against the Banker;
(i) determining whether each Player'"'"'s Poker Bet wager wins, loses or ties, if any;
wherein each Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand is compared to the Banker'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand according to the Poker Bet rankings wherein hands are ranked in descending order as follows;
5 of a Kind, Royal Flush, Straight Flush, 4 of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, 3 of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair and High Card;
wherein Ace is the highest High Card, following by King, Queen, Jack, Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2;
wherein A2345 is the lowest Straight and that it is suited, A2345 is the lowest Straight Flush;
(j) settling each Player'"'"'s Poker Bet wager against the Banker;
(k) determining whether each Player'"'"'s Bonus Bet wager wins or loses, if any; and
(l) settling each Player'"'"'s Bonus Bet wager against the Banker.
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Abstract
The present invention is a seven-card-stud poker game, played with at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards, plus at least one Joker. Two or more players may participate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player who is not a Banker may place a Poker Bet wager and/or a Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager; after at least one of two said wagers is placed, the Player has the option to place a Bonus Bet wager. Subsequently each Player and the Banker are each dealt seven cards, and then the Players and the Banker each then selects and keeps his or her best 5-card poker hand and discards two other cards from his or her own seven cards. To win a Poker Bet wager, a Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand must rank higher than the Banker'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand. To win a Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager, a Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand must be a pair of Aces or better. To win a Bonus Bet wager, a Player must be dealt a 7-Card Straight Flush or a Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand must rank higher than the Banker'"'"'s with Flush or better. Three said wagers are independent wagers and are settled separately.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of playing a card game among a plurality of Players and a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing and shuffling at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one Joker, wherein the Joker may be used as any card; (b) placing either a Poker Bet wager or Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager, or both; (c) placing an optional Bonus Bet wager; (d) dealing cards, seven cards dealt either at one time or proportionally, into enough dealt hands of seven cards to provide a dealt hand for each Player and for the Banker; (e) determining which dealt hand is assigned to each Player and which dealt hand is assigned to the Banker; (f) from their own seven-card dealt hand, each Player and the Banker selecting and keeping their own best 5-card poker hand and discarding two other cards; (g) determining whether each Player'"'"'s Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager wins or loses, if any; (h) settling each Player'"'"'s Pair Of Aces Or Better wager against the Banker; (i) determining whether each Player'"'"'s Poker Bet wager wins, loses or ties, if any;
wherein each Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand is compared to the Banker'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand according to the Poker Bet rankings wherein hands are ranked in descending order as follows;
5 of a Kind, Royal Flush, Straight Flush, 4 of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, 3 of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair and High Card;
wherein Ace is the highest High Card, following by King, Queen, Jack, Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2;
wherein A2345 is the lowest Straight and that it is suited, A2345 is the lowest Straight Flush;(j) settling each Player'"'"'s Poker Bet wager against the Banker; (k) determining whether each Player'"'"'s Bonus Bet wager wins or loses, if any; and (l) settling each Player'"'"'s Bonus Bet wager against the Banker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of playing a card game among a plurality of Players and a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing and shuffling at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one Joker, wherein the Joker is wild and may be used as any card; (b) placing a Bonus Bet wager; (c) dealing cards, seven cards dealt either at one time or proportionally, into enough dealt hands of seven cards to provide a dealt hand for each Player and for the Banker; (d) determining which dealt hand is assigned to each Player and which dealt hand is assigned to the Banker; (e) from their own seven-card dealt hand, each Player and the Banker selecting and keeping their own best 5-card poker hand and discarding two other cards; (f) determining whether each Player'"'"'s Bonus Bet wager wins or loses, wherein the Player'"'"'s Bonus Bet wager wins if the Player is dealt a 7-Card Straight Flush or if the Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand ranks higher than or ranks the same as the Banker'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand with Flush or better;
the Player'"'"'s wager loses if the Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand ranks lower than the Banker'"'"'s or if the Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand ranks higher than or ranks the same as the Banker'"'"'s with Straight or lower;
the Player'"'"'s winning wager is paid a predetermined pay table; and(l) settling each Player'"'"'s wager against the Banker.
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12. A method of playing a card game among a plurality of Players and a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing and shuffling at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one Joker, wherein the Joker may be used as an Ace or to form a Straight or Flush; (b) placing either a Poker Bet wager or Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager, or both; (c) placing an optional Bonus Bet wager; (d) dealing cards, seven cards dealt either at one time or proportionally, into enough dealt hands of seven cards to provide a dealt hand for each Player and for the Banker; (e) determining which dealt hand is assigned to each Player and which dealt hand is assigned to the Banker; (f) from their own seven-card dealt hand, each Player and the Banker selecting and keeping their own best 5-card poker hand and discarding two other cards; (g) determining whether each Player'"'"'s Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager wins or loses, if any; (h) settling each Player'"'"'s Pair Of Aces Or Better wager against the Banker; (i) determining whether each Player'"'"'s Poker Bet wager wins, loses or ties, if any;
wherein each Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand is compared to the Banker'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand according to the Poker Bet rankings wherein hands are ranked in descending order as follows;
5 Aces, Royal Flush, Straight Flush, 4 of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, 3 of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair and High Card;
wherein Ace is the highest High Card, following by King, Queen, Jack, Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2;
wherein A2345 is the second highest Straight and that it is suited, A2345 is the second highest Straight Flush;(j) settling each Player'"'"'s Poker Bet wager against the Banker; (l) determining whether each Player'"'"'s Bonus Bet wager wins or loses, if any; and (m) settling each Player'"'"'s Bonus Bet wager against the Banker. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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