Games of three card black jack and baccarat

Abstract

Methods of playing card games similar to Blackjack and Baccarat are described. The methods include dealing initial hands of two cards. The hands must draw a third card if the first two cards have a value of 16 or less, and must stand if the first two cards have a value of 17 or more. Copy hands are a tie. Players are allowed to place bonus bets on the hands, such as three of a kind in the same suit, three of a kind, three low cards, three card straight, and first two cards are a pair.

1 . A method of playing a card game using a shoe of one or more standard playing decks, wherein cards 2-10 are valued at face, Jack-King are valued at 10, and Aces are valued as 1 or 11, the game involving a number of players, a banker, and a house, comprising the steps of:
 to begin a round of the game, requiring each player to place an ante bet on one of a first “player” hand to win, a second “banker” hand to win, and a tie between the first “player” hand and the second “banker” hand;   dealing from the shoe:
 a first card from the shoe to the “player” hand; 
 a second card from the shoe to the “banker” hand; 
 a third card from the shoe to the “player” hand; and 
 a fourth card from the shoe to the “banker” hand; 
   determining if both the “player” hand and the “banker” hand:
 are a pair of Aces; or 
 have a value of 21; and,
 if so, then
 for each player that placed an ante bet on a tie between the “player” hand and the “banker” hand, returning the player's ante bet, the banker paying the player at predetermined winning odds; 
 for each player that placed an ante bet on the “player” hand to win or on the “banker” hand to win, the banker collecting the player's ante bet; and 
 ending the round; 
 
 
   determining if either the “player” hand or the “banker” hand is a pair of Aces, and, if so, then declaring the hand having the pair of Aces to be the winning hand and the other hand to be the non-winning hand; and,
 for each player that placed an ante bet on the winning hand, the banker paying the player at predetermined winning odds, the player paying the house a commission fee on the amount collected from the banker; 
 for each player that placed an ante bet on the non-winning hand or the tie between the “player” hand and the “banker” hand, the banker collecting the player's ante bet; and 
 ending the round; 
   determining if either the “player” hand or the “banker” hand has a value of 21, and, if so, then declaring the hand having the value of 21 to be the winning hand and the other hand to be the non-winning hand; and,
 for each player that placed an ante bet on the winning hand, the banker paying the player at predetermined winning odds, the player paying the house a commission; 
 for each player that placed an ante bet on the non-winning hand or the tie between the “player” hand and the “banker” hand, the banker collecting the player's ante bet; and 
 ending the round; 
   determining whether the “player” hand and the “banker” hand must draw a third and final card as follows:
 if one of the two cards is an Ace, then valuing that Ace as 11; 
 if the two cards total 17 or more, then requiring the hand to stand on the two cards; 
 if the two cards total 16 or less, then requiring the hand to draw a third card; 
   if the value of the “player” hand and the value of the “banker” hand are equal, then
 for each player that placed an ante bet on a tie between the “player” hand and the “banker” hand, the banker paying the player at predetermined winning odds; 
 for each player that placed an ante bet on the “player” hand to win or on the “banker” hand to win, the banker collecting the player's ante bet; 
   determining a winner between each player and the banker as follows:
 if the value of one of the “player” hand and the “banker” hand is 21, then declaring the hand having a value of 21 to be the winner; 
 if the value of the “player” hand and the “banker” hand are both over 21 or are both under 21, then declaring the hand having a value closer to 21 to be the winner; 
 if the value of one of the “player” hand and the “banker” hand is under 21 and the value of the other hand is over 21, then declaring the hand having a value under 21 to be the winner; 
   for each player that placed an ante bet on the winning hand, the banker paying the player at predetermined winning odds; and   for each player that placed an ante bet on the non-winning hand or the tie between the “player” hand and the “banker” hand, the banker collecting the player's ante bet.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising allowing each player to place a bonus bet prior to the beginning of the round that the “player” hand or the “banker” hand will be three of a kind in the same suit. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising allowing each player to place a bonus bet prior to the beginning of the round that the “player” hand or the “banker” hand will be three of a kind. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising allowing each player to place a bonus bet prior to the beginning of the round that the “player” hand or the “banker” hand will be three low cards from 2 through 6. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising allowing each player to place a bonus bet prior to the beginning of the round that the “player” hand or the “banker” hand will be a three card straight. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising allowing each player to place a bonus bet prior to the beginning of the round that the first two cards of the “player” hand or the “banker” hand will be a pair. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the dealer serves as both the house and the banker. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the dealer serves as both the house and the banker for the bonus bets, but a player acts as the banker for the ante bets. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the house hand is a “banker hand and the card game is a modified game of Baccarat, further comprising:
 to begin a round of the game, requiring each player to place an ante bet on one of a first “player” hand to win, a second “banker” hand to win, and a tie between the first “player” hand and the second “banker” hand;   determining if both the “player” hand and the “banker” hand:
 are a pair of Aces; or 
 have a value of 21; and,
 if so, then
 for each player that placed an ante bet on a tie between the “player” hand and the “banker” hand, returning the player's ante bet, the banker paying the player at predetermined winning odds; 
 for each player that placed an ante bet on the “player” hand to win or on the “banker” hand to win, the banker collecting the player's ante bet; and 
 ending the round; 
 
 
   determining if either the “player” hand or the “banker” hand is a pair of Aces, and, if so, then declaring the hand having the pair of Aces to be the winning hand and the other hand to be the non-winning hand; and,
 for each player that placed an ante bet on the winning hand, the banker paying the player at predetermined winning odds, the player paying the house a commission fee on the amount collected from the banker; 
 for each player that placed an ante bet on the non-winning hand or the tie between the “player” hand and the “banker” hand, the banker collecting the player's ante bet; and 
 ending the round; 
   determining if either the “player” hand or the “banker” hand has a value of 21, and, if so, then declaring the hand having the value of 21 to be the winning hand and the other hand to be the non-winning hand; and,
 for each player that placed an ante bet on the winning hand, the banker paying the player at predetermined winning odds, the player paying the house a commission; 
 for each player that placed an ante bet on the non-winning hand or the tie between the “player” hand and the “banker” hand, the banker collecting the player's ante bet; and 
 ending the round; 
   if the value of the “player” hand and the value of the “banker” hand are equal, then for each player that placed an ante bet on a tie between the “player” hand and the “banker” hand, the banker paying the player at predetermined winning odds;
 for each player that placed an ante bet on the “player” hand to win or on the “banker” hand to win, the banker collecting the player's ante bet; 
   determining a winner between each player and the banker as follows:
 if the value of one of the “player” hand and the “banker” hand is 21, then declaring the hand having a value of 21 to be the winner; 
 if the value of the “player” hand and the “banker” hand are both over 21 or are both under 21, then declaring the hand having a value closer to 21 to be the winner; 
 if the value of one of the “player” hand and the “banker” hand is under 21 and the value of the other hand is over 21, then declaring the hand having a value under 21 to be the winner; 
   for each player that placed an ante bet on the winning hand, the banker paying the player at predetermined winning odds; and   for each player that placed an ante bet on the non-winning hand or the tie between the “player” hand and the “banker” hand, the banker collecting the player's ante bet.