Three kings poker

Abstract

A hybrid method for playing Asian card game with Western card game method, Three Kings Poker is using 54 designed cards, 3 sets of 18 cards that is a special designed playing card of Chinese kings and characters and 12 animals, to provide variety betting spots for players using different strategy to win the game.

1 . A method for playing Three Kings Poker comprising steps of playing strategies using 54 designed cards:
 Three Kings Poker is a five cards poker card game that players play against to house dealer; there are three wagering areas, named 5 cards bonus, ante and play, and two steps of playing, ante and play; 5 cards bonus is a side bet that players win the wager based on a payout chart; ante and play are the betting area for player play against to house dealer;   players have to placing a bet or bets on designated betting spots, ante and 5 cards bonus or ante only or ante and play in order to participate the game;   both player hands and dealer's hand are dealt three initial cards then two cards to finish the game; the five cards combination hands are corresponding to the Three Kings Poker ranking system or traditional poker hands ranking system; house dealer compares the hand to individual player's hand based on the ranking system of Three Kings Poker or traditional poker hands ranking system and determines who wins the game;   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a) machine shuffle a deck of Three Kings Poker card after requiring each player to place wager on ante, a mandatory bet before the dealer deals the cards, to participate in a wagering game playing against a house/bank;   b) each player optionally to place an additional wager playing the 5 cards bonus which is a side bet that is betting on the outcome of five cards;   c) house dealer dealing a predetermined number of cards from a deck of three kings poker playing card to each player, said three cards; or deal the cards by hand one at a time clockwise;   d) in order to receive the finial two cards, players have to place wager on play; each player has to decide placing an additional wager on the play, an optional betting area, to continue participate in the wagering game play against the house/bank or fold the hand, not place additional wager on the play;   e) house dealer dealing a predetermined number of cards from the remaining cards in the deck or deal the cards one at a time clockwise by hand to finish the five cards poker hand, said two cards, to the player who decide to continue playing the game and dealer himself;   f) make a comparison between each player's 5 cards hand and dealer's 5 cards hand, by using Three Kings Poker ranking system or traditional poker ranking system as the criterion for determining winning hands or losing hand;   g). players have to place the wager on 5 cards bonus side bet before the three initial cards are dealt to players and dealer; players who fold the hand before the finial two cards are dealt also lose the wager on 5 cards bonus;   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined number of cards, said three cards, are dealt face-down to each player one at a time first clockwise; or dealer deals one card at a time face-down to player and self clockwise; 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined number of cards, said two cards, are dealt face-down to each player one at a time after players decide to continue to play the game and placed additional wager on the play; or dealer deals one card at a time face-down to player and self clockwise; 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , players are allowed to evaluate their three cards first then decide if they want to play or not play the hand; after the wager is placed on the designed betting area, said PLAY, both players and dealer are dealt another two cards to continue play their hands;
 after five cards are dealt to both dealer and players, both player and dealer's five cards have to set into two groups, two cards group called low hand and three cards group called high hand; the rank of three cards group has to higher than the rank of two cards group; after the hands are properly setup, dealer and players compare their hands to each other and determine which hand is the winning hand;   dealer's hand is arranged according to a house way into a high rank hand with three cards and a low rank hand with two cards; each player can arrange their hand according to their desire, but the rank of three cards group has to higher than the rank of two cards group;   in order for player to win the game, the rank of player's low hand, two cards group hand, has to higher than the dealer's low hand, two cards group hand; and the rank of player's high hand, three cards group hand, has to higher than the dealer's high hand, three cards group hand;   a player's hand is a losing hand if the player's low hand, two cards hand, has a rank that is equal to or lower than the dealer's low hand, two cards hand, and the player's high hand, three cards hand, has a rank that is equal to or lower than the dealer's high hand, three cards hand; in order to win the game, player has to win both low hand and high hand;   the game is a push if the rank of player's low hand is lower than the rank of dealer's low hand and the rank of player's high hand is higher than the rank of dealer's high hand; or the rank of player's low hand is higher than the rank of dealer's low hand and the rank of player's high hand is lower than the rank of dealer's high hand;   players who wagered on 5 cards bonus betting spot are paid or collected based on the amount of the wager and a table of the odds casino offer when they won;   wagers are collected from those players who wagered on a losing hand or the players who decide fold the hand, not to continue play their hand;   If a player's hand is a push, no wagers on ante and play will be collected or pay, except the wager on 5 cards bonus;   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , the 54 designed cards are ranked from top to down, and have an individual name, such as, rank 1 is named Jade Emperor, rank 2 is named Judger, rank 3 is named Magic Mirror, rank 4 is named Sky, rank 5 is named Earth, rank 6 is named Man, rank 7 is named Rat, rank 8 is named Ox, rank 9 is named Tiger, rank 10 is named Rabbit, rank 11 is named Dragon, rank 12 is named Snake, rank 13 is named Horse, rank 14 is named Sheep, rank 15 is named Monkey, rank 16 is named Rooster, rank 17 is named Dog and rank 18 is named Boar; each named card has three different picture; there is 18 cards in a set, one of each named card from rank 1 to rank 18; each set has one of the three different picture from 18 ranks, each set has its own color; said, 18 cards are red, 18 cards are blue and 18 cards are yellow;
 the ranking system corresponding with traditional 5 cards poker hands will be royal flush, straight flush, full house, three of a kind, straight, two pairs, one pair, high cards and no high cards;   the highest rank of two cards hand will be two Jade Emperors and the highest rank of three cards hand will be three Jade Emperors; the highest 5 cards hand will be royal flush, which is the same color of 5 cards contain Jade Emperor, Judge, Magic Mirror, Sky and Earth;   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , the five cards bonus is an individual side bet that is betting on the outcome of five cards only, payers will get pay based on the odds casino offer; the wagering spots, ante and play, is the hand of player that has to compare to dealer's hand in order to win or lose;