Card game
First Claim
1. A method of playing a card game comprising the following steps:
- (a) providing and shuffling at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one Joker;
wherein each said Joker can be used as an Ace, or to form a Straight or Flush;
(b) each Player placing either a Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager betting on the content of the Player'"'"'s hand or a Poker Bet wager betting against the Banker'"'"'s hand, or both;
(c) dealing cards 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 their own best 5-card poker hand and discarding two other cards;
(f) determining whether each Player'"'"'s Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager wins or loses, if any;
wherein a Player'"'"'s Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wins if the Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand is a pair of Aces, Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, Royal Flush or 5 Aces;
wherein this wager loses if the Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand is not one of aforesaid winning hands;
(g) settling each Player'"'"'s Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager with the Banker;
(h) 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 according to the rankings of the Poker Bet game from the highest rank to the lowest rank 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;
Ace is the highest High Card, following by King, Queen, Jack, Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2; and
(i) settling each Player'"'"'s Poker Bet wager with the Banker.
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Abstract
The card game of the present invention is a seven-card stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard deck of 52 cards plus at least one but preferably one Joker. Two or more players, preferably seven players, may participate in any given round of play. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player who is not the Banker may play Poker Bet against the Banker'"'"'s hand and/or Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet on the contents of the Player'"'"'s own hand. After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Banker is dealt seven cards. The Player'"'"'s Poker Bet wager wins if the Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand (selected from the Player'"'"'s own seven cards) beats the Banker'"'"'s best 5-card poker. The Player'"'"'s Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand is a pair of Aces or a better hand. Poker Bet and Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet are two independent wagers and are settled separately.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of playing a card game comprising the following steps:
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(a) providing and shuffling at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one Joker;
wherein each said Joker can be used as an Ace, or to form a Straight or Flush;(b) each Player placing either a Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager betting on the content of the Player'"'"'s hand or a Poker Bet wager betting against the Banker'"'"'s hand, or both; (c) dealing cards 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 their own best 5-card poker hand and discarding two other cards; (f) determining whether each Player'"'"'s Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager wins or loses, if any;
wherein a Player'"'"'s Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wins if the Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand is a pair of Aces, Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, Royal Flush or 5 Aces;
wherein this wager loses if the Player'"'"'s best 5-card poker hand is not one of aforesaid winning hands;(g) settling each Player'"'"'s Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager with the Banker; (h) 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 according to the rankings of the Poker Bet game from the highest rank to the lowest rank 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;
Ace is the highest High Card, following by King, Queen, Jack, Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2; and(i) settling each Player'"'"'s Poker Bet wager with the Banker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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