Card game with combination paytable

Abstract

The present invention provides a game for play by a player using a plurality of cards, with each of the cards having a card value associated therewith. The game includes a wager posted by the player, at least two cards provided to the player, and a paytable listing a plurality of card combinations. The player receives a payout based on the wager if the player's cards form any of the card combinations listed in the paytable. The paytable preferably has a hit frequency of at least seventeen percent and a house edge of between five and ten percent, and includes two cards with cards values summing to twenty, a blackjack. The game may be an auxiliary game for use with a main game, such that the wager is a side wager for use with the auxiliary game.

1 . A game for play by a player using a plurality of cards, with each of said plurality of cards having a card value associated therewith, said game comprising: 
 a wager placed by said player;    at least two cards provided to said player; and    a paytable listing a plurality of card combinations, said player receiving a payout based on said wager if said at least two cards form at least one of said plurality of card combinations;    wherein said paytable has a hit frequency of at least seventeen percent and a house edge of between five and ten percent.    
   
   
       2 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein one of said plurality of card combinations is two cards having card values which sum to twenty.  
   
   
       3 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein one of said plurality of card combinations is two cards forming a blackjack.  
   
   
       4 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein one of said plurality of card combinations is a pair.  
   
   
       5 . A game for play by a player using a plurality of cards, with each of said plurality of cards having a card value associated therewith, said game comprising: 
 a two-card player hand dealt to said player;    a wager placed by said player; and    a paytable including a plurality of two-card combinations, said player receiving a payout proportional to said wager when said two-card player hand matches any of said plurality of two-card combinations;    wherein said plurality of two-card combinations include: a) two cards with card values summing to twenty; b) two cards representing a blackjack; and c) two cards representing a pair.    
   
   
       6 . The game of  claim 5 , wherein said plurality of two-card combinations give said paytable an overall hit frequency of at least seventeen percent.  
   
   
       7 . The game of  claim 5 , wherein said plurality of two-card combinations give said paytable an overall house edge of between five and ten percent.  
   
   
       8 . A method of playing a game using a plurality of cards, with each of said plurality of cards having a card value associated therewith, said method comprising: 
 wagering of a wager by a player;    providing two cards to said player;    comparing said two cards to a paytable including a plurality of two-card combinations, said plurality of two-card combinations including at least a) two cards with card values summing to twenty; b) two cards representing a blackjack; and c) two cards representing a pair; and    awarding said player a payout based on said wager if said two cards match any of said plurality of two-card combinations.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein said plurality of two-card combinations give said paytable a hit frequency of at least seventeen percent.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein said plurality of two-card combinations give said paytable a house edge of between five and ten percent.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 8  wherein said game is an auxiliary game for use with a main game, such that said wager is a side wager for said auxiliary game.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said main game is a poker game, with said two cards provided to said player being hole cards for said main game.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said player wagers an ante separate from said side wager to play said main game.