Card game

Abstract

The invention is a six-card-stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards, plus at least one but preferably four Jokers. Each Joker may be used as any card. 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 one to eight different bets: Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet, Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet and Bonus Bet, betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. After at least one bet is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt six cards. From each Player's own six dealt cards, he selects and keeps his best 5-card poker hand and discards one other card. To win a bet, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must be one of the predetermined winning hands of the type of the bet he or she bets on, regardless of the Banker's hand. If a Player makes more than one bet, the Player may win all bets made, the Player may win some bet(s) and lose the other(s), or the Player may lose all bets made.

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 plus at least one Joker,    (b) each Player placing at least one wager of Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet, Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet and Bonus Bet;    (c) dealing cards into enough dealt hands of six 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 each Player own six cards, each Player selecting and keeping his or her best 5-card poker hand and discarding one other card;    (f) determining whether each Player's wager or wagers win, lose or tie; and    (g) settling each Player's wager or wagers 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 plus 4 Jokers.  
     
     
         3 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein each Joker may be used as any card.  
     
     
         4 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein a Player's Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Specified Two Pair, any Two Pair that ranks higher than Specified Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.  
     
     
         5 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 4   , wherein Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money, namely 1 to 1, on a hand of Specified Two Pair, any Two Pair that ranks higher than the Specified Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.  
     
     
         6 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein a Player's Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Tens Two Pair, Jacks Two Pair, Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.  
     
     
         7 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 6   , wherein Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money, namely 1 to 1, on a hand of Tens Two Pair, Jacks Two Pair, Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.  
     
     
         8 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Jacks Two Pair, Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.  
     
     
         9 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 8   , wherein Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money, namely 1 to 1, on a hand of Jacks Two Pair, Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House or 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.  
     
     
         10 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein a Player's 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.  
     
     
         11 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 10   , wherein 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet pays 2 to 1 on a hand of 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.  
     
     
         12 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein a Straight Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.  
     
     
         13 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 12   , wherein Straight Or Better Bet pays 2.5 to 1 on a hand of Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.  
     
     
         14 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein a Player's Flush Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush; the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.  
     
     
         15 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 14   , wherein Flush Or Better Bet pays 4.5 to 1 on a hand of Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush.  
     
     
         16 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 14   , wherein Flush Or Better Bet pays 100 to 1 on a hand of Royal Flush, 60 to 1 on a hand of 5 of a Kind, 20 to 1 on a hand of Straight Flush, 7 to 1 on a hand of 4 of a Kind, 4 to 1 on a hand of Full House, and 2 to 1 of a hand of Flush.  
     
     
         17 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein a Player's Full House Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.  
     
     
         18 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 16    wherein Full House Or Better Bet pays 8 to 1 on a hand of Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush.  
     
     
         19 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 16   , wherein Full House Or Better Bet pays 5,000 to 1 on a hand of Natural Royal Flush, 80 to 1 on a hand of Wild Royal Flush, 60 to 1 on a hand of 5 of a Kind, 20 to 1 on a hand of Straight Flush, 4 to 1 on a hand of 4 of a Kind, and 3 to 1 on a hand of Full House.  
     
     
         20 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 1   , wherein a Player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.  
     
     
         21 . The method of playing a card game according to    claim 19   , wherein 4 Of A Kind Or Better Bet pays 5,000 to 1 on a hand of Natural Royal Flush, 100 to 1 on a hand of Wild Royal Flush, 60 to 1 on a hand of 5 of a Kind, 30 to 1 on a hand of Straight Flush, and 7 to 1 on a hand of 4 of a Kind.  
     
     
         22 . 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, wherein either all Twos, all Threes, all Fours, all Fives, all Sixes, all Sevens, all Eights, all Nines, all Tens, all Jacks, all Queens, all Kings, or all Aces are Wild Cards;    (b) each Player placing at least one wager of Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet, Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet and Bonus Bet;    (c) dealing cards into enough dealt hands of six 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 each Player own six cards, each Player selecting and keeping his or her best 5-card poker hand and discarding one other card;    (f) determining whether each Player's wager or wagers win, lose or tie; and    (g) settling each Player's wager or wagers against the Banker.    
     
     
         23 . A method of playing a card game according to    claim 22   , wherein each Wild Card can be used as any card.