U.S. patent application number 09/823570 was filed with the patent office on 2001-11-29 for card game.
Invention is credited to Lo, Henry Tien.
Application Number | 20010045698 09/823570 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 26888871 |
Filed Date | 2001-11-29 |
United States Patent
Application |
20010045698 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lo, Henry Tien |
November 29, 2001 |
Card game
Abstract
The invention is a three-card-stud game, played with at least
one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards. Two or more
but preferably seven 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 play Poker Bet playing against the Banker's
hand and/or 7 Points Or Better Bet betting on the contents of the
Player's own hand. After at least one wager is placed, each Player
and the Banker are each dealt three cards. To win a Poker Bet
wager, a Player's hand must rank higher than the Banker's hand. To
wins a 7 Points Or Better Bet wager, a Player's hand must be 7
Points or better. The Poker Bet wager and 7 Points Or Better Bet
wager are independent wagers and are settled separately.
Inventors: |
Lo, Henry Tien; (Las Vegas,
NV) |
Correspondence
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GERRY J. ELMAN, ATTORNEY
ELMAN & ASSOCIATES
P.O. BOX 1969
MEDIA
PA
19063
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Family ID: |
26888871 |
Appl. No.: |
09/823570 |
Filed: |
March 29, 2001 |
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60193309 |
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Current U.S.
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273/292 |
Current CPC
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A63F 1/00 20130101 |
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273/292 |
International
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A63F 001/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A method of playing a card game among a plurality of Players and
a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker. The method
comprising the following steps: (a) providing and shuffling at
least one standard poker deck of 52 cards; (b) each Player placing
at least one wager of Poker Bet and 7 Points Or Better Bet; (c)
dealing cards into enough dealt hands of three 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) determining whether each Player's 7
Points Or Better Bet wager wins or loses, if any; (f) settling each
Player's 7 Points Or Better Bet wager against the Banker; (g)
comparing each Player's hand to the Banker's hand according to the
rankings selected for the Poker Bet game, wherein hands are ranked
in descending order as follows: 3 of a Kind, One Pair and Point
Count; wherein 3 Aces is the highest 3 of a Kind, following by 3
Kings, 3 Queens, 3 Jacks, 3 Tens, 3 Nines, 3 Eights, 3 Seven, 3
Sixes, 3 Fives, 3 Fours, 3 Threes and 3 Twos; wherein 2 Aces is the
highest rank of One Pair hands, following by 2 Kings, 2 Queens, 2
Jacks, 2 Tens, 2 Nines, 2 Eights, 2 Sevens, 2 Sixes, 2 Fives, 2
Fours, 2 Threes and 2 Twos; wherein if the Player and the Banker
have an identical pair, then the third card of the Player is
compared to the third card of the Banker according to the High Card
rankings as follows: Ace is the highest High Card, following by
King, Queen, Jack, Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three
and Two, and whoever has the higher third card win the bet; wherein
if the Player and the Banker have an identical pair and an
identical third card, then the two hands tie and neither the Player
nor the Banker wins the bet; wherein 9 Points is the highest rank
of Point Count hands, following by 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0
Point; (h) determining whether each Player's Poker Bet wager wins,
loses or ties, if any; (i) settling each Player's Poker Bet wager
against the Banker.
2. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1, wherein
the card game uses one standard poker deck of 52 cards.
3. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1, wherein
the invention sits six Players and one Banker.
4. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1, wherein
the Players and the Banker each receives his or her own three
cards.
5. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1, wherein
the Players and the Banker each receives his or her three cards in
the combination of his or her own card or cards and the community
card or cards.
6. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1, wherein
a Player's 7 Points Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's hand
is 7 Points, 8 Points, 9 Points, One Pair or 3 of a Kind; and this
wager loses if the Player's hand is not one of the aforesaid
winning hands.
7. The method of playing a card game according to claim 6, wherein
7 Points Or Better Bet pays 1 to 1 on a hand of 7 Points, 8 Points,
9 Points, 2 Twos, 2 Threes, 2 Fours, 2 Fives, 2 Sixes, 2 Sevens, 2
Eights, 2 Nines, 2 Tens, 2 Jacks, 2 Queens or 2 Kings, 5 to 1 on a
hand of 2 Aces, 35 to 1 on a hand of 3 Twos, 3 Threes, 3 Fours, 3
Fives, 3 Sixes, 3 Sevens, 3 Eights, 3 Nines, 3 Tens, 3 Jacks, 3
Queens or 3 Kings, and 50 to 1 on a hand of 3 Aces.
8. The method of playing a card game according to claim 6, wherein
7 Points Or Better Bet pays 1 to 1 on a hand of 7 Points, 8 Points,
9 Points, 2 Twos, 2 Threes, 2 Fours, 2 Fives, 2 Sixes, 2 Sevens or
2 Eights, 3 to 2 on a hand of 2 Nines, 2 Tens, 2 Jacks, 2 Queens or
2 Kings, 3 to 1 on a hand of 2 Aces, 30 to 1 on a hand of 3 Twos, 3
Threes, 3 Fours, 3 Fives, 3 Sixes, 3 Sevens, 3 Eights, 3 Nines, 3
Tens, 3 Jacks, 3 Queens or 3 Kings, and 50 to 1 on a hand of 3
Aces.
9. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1, wherein
a Player's Poker Bet wager is settled against the Banker as
follows: If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand,
then the Player's Poker Bet wager loses. If a Player's hand ranks
the same as the Banker's, then the two hands tie and this wager
neither wins nor loses. And If the Player's hand ranks higher than
the Banker's, this wager wins and is paid Even Money, namely 1 to
1, less a certain percent commission.
10. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1, wherein
a Player's Poker Bet wager is settled against the Banker as
follows: If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand, the
Player's Poker Bet wager loses. If a Player's hand ranks the same
as the Banker's, then the two hands tie and this wager neither wins
nor loses. And If the Player's hand ranks higher than the Banker's,
this wager wins and is paid Even Money, namely 1 to 1, less a 5%
commission.
11. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1, wherein
a Player's Poker Bet wager is settled against the Banker as
follows: If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand or
if the Player and the Banker have one of the predetermined Player
losing tied hands, then the Player's Poker Bet wager loses. If the
Player and the Banker have a tied hand that is not one of the
predetermined Player losing tied hands, then the two hands tie and
this wager neither wins nor loses. If the Player's hand ranks
higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and is paid Even Money,
namely 1 to 1.
12. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1, wherein
a Player's Poker Bet wager is settled against the Banker as
follows: If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand or
if the Player and the Banker have a tie hand of 1, 2, or 3 Points,
then the Player's Poker Bet wager loses. If the Player and the
Banker have a tied hand that is not 1, 2 or 3 Points, then the two
hands tie and this wager neither wins nor loses. If the Player's
hand ranks higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and is paid
Even Money, namely 1 to 1.
13. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1, wherein
a Player's Poker Bet wager is settled against the Banker as
follows: If the Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's, the
Player's Poker Bet wager loses. If the Player's hand ranks the same
as the Banker's, then the two hands tie and this wager neither wins
nor loses. If the Player's hand ranks higher than the Banker's, the
Player wins and either is paid even money, namely 1 to 1, if the
Banker's losing hand is not a predetermined hand that pays the
winning wager one half of the wager, namely 1 to 2, or is paid one
half of the wager, namely 1 to 2, if the Banker's losing hand is a
predetermined hand that pays the winning wager one half of the
wager, namely 1 to 2.
14. A method of playing a card game among a plurality of Players
and a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker. The method
comprising the following steps: (a) providing and shuffling at
least one standard poker deck of 52 cards; (b) each Player placing
a Poker Bet wager; (c) dealing cards into enough dealt hands of
three 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) comparing each
Player's hand to the Banker's hand according to the rankings
selected for the Poker Bet game, wherein hands are ranked in
descending order as follows: 3 of a Kind, One Pair and Point Count;
wherein 3 Aces is the highest 3 of a Kind, following by 3 Kings, 3
Queens, 3 Jacks, 3 Tens, 3 Nines, 3 Eights, 3 Seven, 3 Sixes, 3
Fives, 3 Fours, 3 Threes and 3 Twos; wherein 2 Aces is the highest
rank of One Pair hands, following by 2 Kings, 2 Queens, 2 Jacks, 2
Tens, 2 Nines, 2 Eights, 2 Sevens, 2 Sixes, 2 Fives, 2 Fours, 2
Threes and 2 Twos; wherein if the Player and the Banker have an
identical pair, then the third card of the Player is compared to
the third card of the Banker according to the High Card rankings as
follows: Ace is the highest High Card, following by King, Queen,
Jack, Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three and Two, and
whoever has the higher third card win the bet; wherein if the
Player and the Banker have an identical pair and an identical third
card, then the two hands tie and neither the Player nor the Banker
wins the bet; wherein 9 Points is the highest rank of Point Count
hands, following by 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 Point; (f)
determining whether each Player's Poker Bet wager wins, loses or
ties, if any; settling each Player's Poker Bet wager against the
Banker.
15. A method of playing a card game among a plurality of Players
and a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker. The method
comprising the following steps: (a) providing and shuffling at
least one standard poker deck of 52 cards; (b) each Player placing
a 7 Points Or Better Bet wager; (c) dealing cards into enough dealt
hands of three 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)
determining whether each Player's 7 Points Or Better Bet wager wins
or loses, if any; (f) settling each Player's 7 Points Or Better Bet
wager against the Banker;
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.
119(e) from part 12 "Aces Thrill" of the following U.S. provisional
patent applications: Serial No. 60/193,309 filed Mar. 30, 2000,
which is incorporated by the reference.
[0002] A Portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains
material that is subject to copyright protection. I, Henry Lo, the
copyright owner, have no objection to the facsimile reproduction by
anyone of the patent disclosure, as it appears in the PTO patent
file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights
whatsoever.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The invention generally relates to card games and, in
particular, to card games for use in casinos and cardrooms.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The invention is offered under the trademark of "Aces
Thrill." The invention is a three-card-stub game, played with at
least one but preferably one standard poker decks of 52 cards. Two
or more but preferably seven 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 play Poker Bet playing against the
Banker's hand and/or 7 Points Or Better Bet betting on the contents
of the Player's own hand. After at least one wager is placed, each
Player and the Banker are each dealt three cards.
[0005] POKER BET
[0006] Poker Bet is a bet that allows a Player to place a wager
playing against the Banker's hand. The object of Poker Bet is to
have a hand that outranks the Banker's hand. In the Poker Bet game,
the Player's hand is compared to the Banker's hand according to the
following selected rankings, wherein hands are ranked in descending
order as follows: 3 of a Kind, One Pair and Point Count.
[0007] Rank
[0008] 1
[0009] 2
[0010] 3
[0011] Hand
[0012] 3 of a Kind
[0013] One Pair
[0014] Point Count
[0015] A 3 of a Kind hand is a hand that consists of three
identical cards. There are thirteen 3 of a Kind hands: 3 Aces (the
highest rank of 3 of a Kind hands), 3 Kings, 3 Queens, 3 Jacks, 3
Tens, 3 Nines, 3 Eights, 3 Sevens, 3 Sixes, 3 Fives, 3 Fours, 3
Threes and 3 Twos (the lowest rank of 3 of a Kind hands). And they
are ranked and compared the same way as traditional poker
hands.
[0016] A One Pair hand is a hand that consists of two identical
cards. There are thirteen One Pair hands: Pair of Aces (the highest
rank of One Pair hands), Pair of Kings, Pair of Queens, Pair of
Jacks, Pair of Tens, Pair of Nines, Pair of Eights, Pair of Sevens,
Pair of Sixes, Pair of Fives, Pair of Fours, Pair of Threes and
Pair of Twos (the lowest rank of One Pair hands). And they are
ranked and compared the same way as traditional poker hands.
[0017] A Point Count hand is a hand that consists of three
unmatched cards. The Point Count of a hand is obtained by adding
the count value of each of the three cards together the same way as
the point count of a Baccarat hand is obtained. Point Count hands
range from "0" to "9" Points; therefore, the Point Count of the
total count value of any three cards can not be greater than 9
Points or less than 0 Point. When the total count value equals ten
or more, only the last digit counts as the Point Count of the hand.
For example, the Point Count of a hand consisting of three cards 2,
3 and 4, is 9 Points (2+3+4=9, Point Count=9); the Point Count of a
hand of 6, 8 and 9, is 3 Points (6+8+9=23, Point Count=3). There
are 10 different point count hands and they are ranked in
descending as follows: 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 Point.
[0018] Thirteen individual cards count as follows:
1 Card Count Value Two 2 Three 3 Four 4 Five 5 Six 6 Seven 7 Eight
8 Nine 9 Ten, Jack, Queen or King 0 Ace 1
[0019] A Player's Poker Bet wager can be settled with either one of
the following rules, whichever is selected for the Poker Bet
game:
[0020] Rules 1
[0021] If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand, the
Player's Poker Bet wager loses. If a Player's hand ranks the same
as the Banker's, then the two hands tie and this wager neither wins
nor loses. If the Player's hand ranks higher than the Banker's,
this wager wins and is paid Even Money (1 to 1), less a certain
percent commission, preferably a 5% commission.
[0022] Rules 2
[0023] If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand or if
the Player and the Banker have one of the predetermined Player
losing tied hands (When a Player and the Banker have a same ranking
hand, it is called a tied hand. When a Player and the Banker have a
tied hand and that is considered a losing hand to the Player, it is
called a Player losing tied hand.), then the Player's Poker Bet
wager loses. If the Player and the Banker have a tied hand that is
not one of the predetermined Player losing tied hands, then the two
hands tie and this wager neither wins nor loses. If the Player's
hand ranks higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and is paid
Even Money (1 to 1).
[0024] Rules 3
[0025] If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand or if
the Player and the Banker have a tie hand of 1,,2, or 3 Points,
then the Player's Poker Bet wager loses. If the Player and the
Banker have a tied hand that is not 1, 2 or 3 Points, then the two
hands tie and this wager neither wins nor loses. If the Player's
hand ranks higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and is paid
Even Money (1 to 1)
[0026] Rules 4
[0027] If the Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's, the
Player's Poker Bet wager loses. If the Player's hand ranks the same
as the Banker's, then the two hands tie and this wager neither wins
nor loses. If the Player's hand ranks higher than the Banker's, the
Player wins and either is paid even money (1 to 1) if the Banker's
losing hand is not a predetermined hand that pays the winning wager
one half of the wager (1 to 2), or is paid one half of the wager (1
to 2) if the Banker's losing hand is a predetermined hand that pays
the winning wager one half of the wager (1 to 2). The predetermined
hand can be designed to be a hand of either 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
or 9 Points
[0028] 7 POINTS OR BETTER BET
[0029] 7 Points Or Better Bet allows a Player to place a wager on
the contents of his or her own unseen hand. The Player's wager wins
if his or her hand is 7 Points, 8 Points, 9 Points, One Pair or 3
of a Kind; and this wager loses if the Player's hand is not one of
the above winning hands. The winning wager is paid according to
either one of the following pay tables:
[0030] Pay Table 1:
2 Hand Payout Odds Three Aces 50 to 1 3 Twos through 3 Kings 35 to
1 Two Aces 5 to 1 2 Twos through 2 Kings 1 to 1 7, 8 or 9 Points 1
to 1
[0031] Pay Table 1 yields a house advantage of about 2.3%.
Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.
[0032] Pay Table 2:
3 Hand Payout Odds Three Aces 50 to 1 3 Twos through 3 Kings 30 to
1 Two Aces 3 to 1 2 Nines through 2 Kings 3 to 2 2 Twos through 2
Eights 1 to 1 7, 8 or 9 Points 1 to 1
[0033] Pay Table 2 yields a house advantage of about 2.63%.
Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.
[0034] Once having delivered the cards to all players, the dealer
turns over the Banker's three cards with only the top card exposed.
After reading their cards, each Player then places his or her cards
face down on the appropriate space of the table layout The dealer
then reveals the Banker's two remaining cards, settles each
Player's 7 Points Or Better Bet wager first if any, and then each
Player's Poker Bet wager if any, against the Banker.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0035] FIG. 1 shows a Player's betting area of the table layout of
the invention: 101 is 7 Points Or Better Bet spot; 102, Poker Bet
spot; 103, the Player's cards space.
[0036] FIG. 2 shows the table layout of the preferred version of
the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0037] In the preferred embodiment of the invention provides a
three-card-stud game, played with one standard poker deck of 52
cards. Other embodiments include versions that would be played with
two or more standard poker decks of 52 cards.
[0038] In the preferred embodiment, the invention offers seven
positions, six Players and one Banker; table size, management of
players, players' bets, and speed of play are the key reasons for
the choice of seven positions. In other embodiments, lesser or
greater than seven positions can be created in accordance with this
invention. A Player who is not a Banker may play Poker Bet playing
against the Banker's hand and/or 7 Points Or Better Bet betting on
the contents of the Player's own unseen hand.
[0039] POKER BET
[0040] Poker Bet is a bet that allows a Player to place a wager
playing against the Banker's hand. The object of Poker Bet is to
have a hand that outranks the Banker's hand. In the Poker Bet game,
the Player's hand is compared to the Banker's hand according to the
following selected rankings, wherein hands are ranked in descending
order as follows: 3 of a Kind, One Pair and Point Count.
[0041] Rank
[0042] 1
[0043] 2
[0044] 3
[0045] Hand
[0046] 3 of a Kind
[0047] One Pair
[0048] Point Count
[0049] A 3 of a Kind hand is a hand that consists of three
identical cards. There are thirteen 3 of a Kind hands: 3 Aces (the
highest rank of 3 of a Kind hands), 3 Kings, 3 Queens, 3 Jacks, 3
Tens, 3 Nines, 3 Eights, 3 Sevens, 3 Sixes, 3 Fives, 3 Fours, 3
Threes and 3 Twos (the lowest rank of 3 of a Kind hands). And they
are ranked and compared the same way as traditional poker
hands.
[0050] A One Pair hand is a hand that consists of two identical
cards. There are thirteen One Pair hands: Pair of Aces (the highest
rank of One Pair hands), Pair of Kings, Pair of Queens, Pair of
Jacks, Pair of Tens, Pair of Nines, Pair of Eights, Pair of Sevens,
Pair of Sixes, Pair of Fives, Pair of Fours, Pair of Threes and
Pair of Twos (the lowest rank of One Pair hands). And they are
ranked and compared the same way as traditional poker hands.
[0051] A Point Count hand is a hand that consists of three
unmatched cards. The Point Count of a hand is obtained by adding
the count value of each of the three cards together the same way as
the point count of a Baccarat hand is obtained. Point Count hands
range from "0" to "9" Points; therefore, the Point Count of the
total count value of any three cards can not be greater than 9
Points or less than 0 Point. When the total count value equals ten
or more, only the last digit counts as the Point Count of the hand.
For example, the Point Count of a hand consisting of three cards 2,
3 and 4, is 9 Points (2+3+4=9, Point Count=9); the Point Count of a
hand of 6, 8 and 9, is 3 Points (6+8+9=23, Point Count=3). There
are 10 different point count hands and they are ranked in
descending as follows: 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 Point.
[0052] Thirteen individual cards count as follows:
4 Card Count Value Two 2 Three 3 Four 4 Five 5 Six 6 Seven 7 Eight
8 Nine 9 Ten, Jack, Queen or King 0 Ace 1
[0053] A Player's Poker Bet wager can be settled with either one of
the following rules, whichever is selected for the Poker Bet
game:
[0054] Rules 1
[0055] If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand, the
Player's Poker Bet wager loses. If a Player's hand ranks the same
as the Banker's, then the two hands tie and this wager neither wins
nor loses. If the Player's hand ranks higher than the Banker's,
this wager wins and is paid Even Money (1 to 1), less a certain
percent commission, preferably a 5% commission
[0056] Rules 2
[0057] If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand or if
the Player and the Banker have one of the predetermined Player
losing tied hands (When a Player and the Banker have a same ranking
hand, it is called a tied hand. When a Player and the Banker have a
tied hand and that is considered a losing hand to the Player, it is
called a Player losing tied hand.), then the Player's Poker Bet
wager loses. If the Player and the Banker have a tied hand that is
not one of the predetermined Player losing tied hands, then the two
hands tie and this wager neither wins nor loses. If the Player's
hand ranks higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and is paid
Even Money (1 to 1).
[0058] Rules 3
[0059] If a Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's hand or if
the Player and the Banker have a tie hand of 1, 2, or 3 Points,
then the Player's Poker Set wager loses. If the Player and the
Banker have a tied hand that is not 1, 2 or 3 Points then the two
hands tie and this wager neither wins nor loses. If the Player's
hand ranks higher than the Banker's, this wager wins and is paid
Even Money (1 to 1).
[0060] Rules 4
[0061] If the Player's hand ranks lower than the Banker's, the
Player's Poker Bet wager loses. If the Player's hand ranks the same
as the Banker's, then the two hands tie and this wager neither wins
nor loses. If the Player's hand ranks higher than the Banker's, the
Player wins and either is paid even money (1 to 1) if the Banker's
losing hand is not a predetermined hand that pays the winning wager
one half of the wager (1 to 2), or is paid one half of the wager (1
to 2) if the Banker's losing hand is a predetermined hand that pays
the winning wager one half of the wager (1 to 2). The predetermined
hand can be designed to be a hand of either 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 7, 8
or 9 Points.
[0062] 7 POINTS OR BETTER BET
[0063] 7 Points Or Better Bet allows a Player to place a wager on
the contents of his or her own unseen hands The Player's wager wins
if his or her hand is 7 Points, 8 Points, 9 Points, One Pair or 3
of a Kind; and this wager loses if the Player's hand is not one of
the above winning hands. The winning wager is paid according to
either one of the following pay tables:
[0064] Pay Table 1:
5 Hand Payout Odds Three Aces 50 to 1 3 Twos through 3 Kings 35 to
1 Two Aces 5 to 1 2 Twos through 2 Kings 1 to 1 7, 8 or 9 Points 1
to 1
[0065] Pay Table 1 yields a house advantage of about 2.3%.
Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.
[0066] Pay Table 2:
6 Hand Payout Odds Three Aces 50 to 1 3 Twos through 3 Kings 30 to
1 Two Aces 3 to 1 2 Nines through 2 Kings 3 to 2 2 Twos through 2
Eights 1 to 1 7, 8 or 9 Points 1 to 1
[0067] Pay Table 2 yields a house advantage of about 2.63%.
Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.
[0068] After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the
Banker are each dealt three cards. In the preferred embodiment,
each Player receives his or her own three cards dealt, and the
Banker receives his or her own three cards, starting from the
Player sitting to the immediate left of the dealer, continuing in a
clockwise fashion and ending with the Banker. Cards are preferably
dealt to each Player and to the Banker one card at a time for three
times if the cards are shuffled by a dealer; the cards are
preferably dealt to each Player and to the Banker in a stack of
three cards if the cards are shuffled by a shuffling device. In an
embodiment, seven hands of three cards are always dealt, regardless
of the actual number of players; and some random number generation
device such as a random number generator or a dice shaker, is used
to assign the dealt hands to players to reduce the likelihood of
problems in dealing. In other embodiments, each Player and the
Banker, will receive their hand in either one of the following
fashions:
[0069] 1. They receive their own two cards and one community card
(A community card is a card that is shared by every Player and the
Banker). And
[0070] 2. They receive their own one card and two community
cards.
[0071] Once having delivered the cards to all players, the dealer
turns over the Banker's three cards with only the top card exposed.
After reading their cards, each Player then places his or her cards
face down on the appropriate space of the table layout. The dealer
then reveals the Banker's two remaining cards, settles the 7 Points
Or Better Bet wager of the Player sitting at the immediate right of
the dealer first if any, and then the Poker Bet wager of that
Player if any, against the Banker. After completing the transaction
of the Player at the immediate right of the dealer, the dealer
moves on and completes the transaction of the next Player, and so
on. Upon the completion of all transactions, a new round of play
will begin.
CREATING OTHER VERSIONS OF THE INVENTION
[0072] The games of Poker Bet and 7 Points Or Better Bet are two
subgames of the invention. Other versions of the invention can be
created as follows:
[0073] 1. The invention consists of the game of Poker Bet only.
[0074] 2. The invention consists of the game of 7 Points Or Better
Bet only.
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