Player elective combination card game apparatus and method

Abstract

A method is disclosed for a player elective combination card game. In one exemplary method, player elects participation in first card game and/or second card game prior to any cards being dealt by placing respectively a first or second wager. Player dealt two cards face up responsive to player providing first wager or second wager. Dealer dealt one card face up responsive to player providing first wager or second wager. To evaluate if winning combination results, player's first hand formed of two cards face up to player and one card face up to dealer is evaluated against odds payout scheme. Player's second hand formed with two cards face up to player. Player requests successive hits of one or more cards dealt to player's second hand in response to player providing second wager until player anticipates win against dealer's hand that includes one card face up to dealer or goes bust.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for an elective combination card game during a single session, the method comprising:
 placing a first wager by a player to elect participation in a first card game prior to any cards being dealt;   placing a second wager by the player to elect participation in a second card game prior to any cards being dealt;   dealing two cards face up to the player responsive to the player providing the first wager or the second wager;   dealing one card face up to a dealer responsive to the player providing the first wager or the second wager;   forming a player's first hand of the two cards face up to the player and the one card face up to the dealer in response to the player providing the first wager;   evaluating card values of the player's first hand in response to the player providing the first wager to determine if a player winning combination results in accordance with an odds payout scheme that is responsive to the first wager;   forming a player's second hand with the two cards face up to the player in response to the player providing the second wager;   requesting by the player successive hits of one or more cards dealt to the player's second hand in response to the player providing the second wager until the player anticipated a win against a dealer's hand comprising the one card face up and the second card turned face up to the dealer; and   requesting by the dealer successive hits of one or more cards dealt to the dealer's hand in response to the player providing the second wager.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the first card game comprises 3 card stud poker; and
 wherein the odds payout scheme comprises an odds table that has a graduated payout system responsive to a probability of the player's first hand comprises a specified card combination.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second card game comprises blackjack; and wherein busts comprise the dealer's hand or the player's second hand having a total card value greater than 21. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the specified card combination comprises a royal flush, a straight flush, 3 of a kind, strait, flush, 1 pair, or high card. 
     
     
         5 . A player elective combinational card game for participation by a dealer and a player or more than one player, the game comprising:
 a first elective card game comprising a first ante placed by the player to participate therein prior to any cards being dealt; wherein a player's first elective card hand comprises two cards dealt face up to the player and one card dealt face up to the dealer; and wherein a winning player's first elective hand combination being paid out in accordance with an odds payout scheme responsive to the first ante and independent of any card hand formed by a dealer's hand formed from the one card dealt face up to the dealer;   a second elective card game elected by the player by placement of a second ante to participate therein prior to any cards being dealt; wherein a player's second elective card hand comprises the two cards dealt face up to the player and successive hits of one or more cards requested by the player until the player anticipated a win against a dealer's hand or goes bust;   and wherein the dealer's hand comprises one card dealt face up to form a dealer's hand responsive to the player providing the first ante or the second ante; wherein the dealer requested successive hits of one or more cards dealt to the dealer's hand after evaluation by the dealer of a face down card being turned-face up until the dealer's hand beats the player's second hand or busts or has a combination value in accordance with gaming rules or regulations requiring the dealer to stay.   
     
     
         6 . The game of  claim 5 , wherein the first card game comprises three card stud poker; and wherein the odds payout scheme comprises an odds table that has a graduated payout system responsive to a probability of the player's first elective card hand having a specified card combination and independent of any dealer hand formed. 
     
     
         7 . The game of  claim 5 , wherein a winning player's first elective card game combination comprises at least one of a flush, straight, three of a kind, and two of a kind. 
     
     
         8 . The game of  claim 6 , wherein the odds payout scheme is independent of a card hand held by other players that participate in the first elective card game. 
     
     
         9 . The game of  claim 5 , wherein the second card game comprises blackjack; and wherein busts comprise the player's second elective card hand or the dealer's hand having a total card value greater than 21. 
     
     
         10 . The game of  claim 5 , wherein a combination value in accordance with gaming rules or regulations requiring the dealer to stay comprise a dealer being required to take a card when a dealer's hand comprises a value greater than a specified gaming commission value or other specified value. 
     
     
         11 . A system for providing a player with option for electing more than one casino game in a single session, the system comprising:
 a 3 card poker game initiated by a first ante by the player prior to any cards being dealt; wherein a player's first hand is formed by two up cards to the player and one up card to a dealer; and   a blackjack game initiated by a second ante by a player prior to any cards being dealt; wherein the blackjack game comprises a dealer's hand formed by one card dealt face up responsive to the player providing the second ante; wherein the player requested successive hits of one or more cards dealt to a player's second hand in response to the player providing the second ante until the player anticipated a win against the dealer's hand or goes bust; wherein the dealer requested successive hits of one or more cards dealt to the dealer's hand in response to the player providing the second ante until the dealer's hand beats the player's second hand or busts or meets casino rules and regulations stay requirement; wherein a card combination value in the 3 card poker game comprises evaluation of the two cards dealt face up to the player and the one card dealt face up to the dealer; and wherein a winning player combination in the 3 card poker game in accordance with an odds payout scheme responsive to the first ante.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein busts comprises the player's second hand or the dealer's hand comprises a total card value greater than 21. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the odds payout scheme comprises an odds table having a graduated payout system that is responsive to a probability of the player's first hand comprising a specified card combination and independent of other player's hands and independent of any dealer hand. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the specified card combination comprises a royal flush, a straight flush, 3 of a kind, strait, flush, 1 pair or high card. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein before continuation of the blackjack game, the player increased the first ante in response to a valuation of the 2 up dealt cards to the player. 
     
     
         16 . A combinational, player elective casino card game comprising:
 a first elective card game comprising a first winning payout independent of any card hand held by the dealer, the first elective card game being player initiated by placement of a first ante before any card being dealt; and   a second elective card game comprising a second winning payout independent of other participating players and responsive to a card hand held by the dealer, the second elective card game being initiated by placement of a second ante before any cards are dealt.   
     
     
         17 . The casino card game of  claim 16 , wherein the first winning payout comprises a payout based on odds payout scheme and the second winning payout comprise a payout based on standardized payout of the second elective card game. 
     
     
         18 . The casino card game of  claim 17 , wherein the first elective card game comprises three “3” card stud poker and the second elective card game comprises blackjack.