Card game

Abstract

A card game is provided where a set of qualifying combinations is provided and as long as one qualifying combination is held by a player that is greater than a qualifying combination held by the dealer then paying the player winning amounts associated with all qualifying combinations held by the player.

1 . A method of playing a card game including the steps of:
 defining a set of qualifying card combinations;   defining a payoff ratio for each of the qualifying card combinations;   accepting a wager of a first value;   providing a dealer a set of cards;   providing a player a set of cards;   determining if the dealer's set of cards contains a qualifying card combination from the set of qualifying card combinations and if the dealer has more than one qualifying card combination, then determining the dealer's qualifying card combination of greatest value, and if the dealer has only one qualifying card combination, then declaring the one qualifying card combination to be the card combination of greatest value;   determining if the player's set of cards contains at least one qualifying card combination from the set of qualifying card combinations;   if the player's set of cards contains at least one qualifying card combination from the set of qualifying card combinations and the dealer's set of cards contains a qualifying card combination from the set of qualifying card combinations, then determining the player's greatest qualifying combination and determining if the player's greatest qualifying card combination is greater than the dealer's card combination of greatest value; and   if the player's greatest qualifying combination is greater than the dealer's card combination of greatest value, then paying the player the amount given by multiplying the first value by the payoff ratio associated with the player's greatest qualifying combination and paying the player an amount given by multiplying the first value and the payoff ratio associated with any second qualifying combination, if present, in the player's hand regardless of the relative value of the second qualifying combination to the dealer's qualifying combination.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the set of qualifying card combinations consists of hands having at least one of the card combinations of Ace-King, one-pair, two-pair, three-of-a-kind, straight, flush, full-house, four-of-a-kind, straight-flush, and royal-flush. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the payoff ratios are 1:1 for Ace-King, 1:1 for one-pair, 2:1 for two-pair, 3:1 for three-of-a-kind, 4:1 for a straight, 5:1 for a flush, 7:1 for a full-house, 20:1 for four-of-a-kind, 50:1 for a straight-flush, and 100:1 for a royal-flush. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein if the dealer's set of cards does not contain a qualifying card combination from the set of qualifying card combinations, then presenting the player with a choice between: 1) receiving back the wager of the first value, and 2) paying a sum equal to the first value and having the dealer exchange his highest card for a new card to result in the dealer having a second dealer set of cards. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein if the second dealer set of cards contains a qualifying combination then determining if the player's greatest qualifying card combination is greater than the combination of greatest value present in the second dealer set of cards and if the player's greatest qualifying combination is greater than the card combination of greatest value present in the second dealer set of cards, then paying the player the amount given by multiplying the first value by the payoff ratio associated with the player's greatest qualifying combination and paying the player an amount given by multiplying the first value and the payoff ratio associated with any second qualifying combination, if present, in the player's hand regardless of the relative value of the second qualifying combination to the dealer's qualifying combination. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein if the second dealer set of cards fails to contain a qualifying combination, returning the wager of the first value to the player.