Pairs card game

Abstract

A card game in which players attempt to build the highest ranking two pairs of playing cards built in various rounds. Initially, one face down community card is dealt on the table, four face up public cards and one face down private card dealt to each player. Each player inspects his or her public cards to determine if there are two pairs of cards. The player with two pairs and having the highest ranking value may place a wager. If no player has two pairs, then one additional public card is dealt to each player until at least one player has two pairs of cards. Next, the community card is revealed to all players that may be combined with a player's public cards to make a second set of two pairs of cards. The player with the highest pair of cards in the second set may place a wager. Next, each remaining player may examine the private card and combine it with the community and public cards to make a third set of two pairs of cards. The player having at least two pairs and having the highest ranking value is declared the winner.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method of playing a card game between two or more players, comprising the following steps:
 a. selecting at least one deck of cards containing a plurality of cards each with a fixed designated card ranking value, said deck includes at least two pairs of cards with the same card ranking value;   b. dealing in a predetermined order the following; at least one community card with its card ranking value temporarily hidden to all players, a plurality of public cards with a card ranking value visible to all players, and at least one private card to each player with a card ranking value temporarily hidden to all players;   c. each player reviewing all of said public cards to determine if there are sets of pairs of cards, if two sets of pairs of cards are not found, subsequent additional public cards are dealt to each player with their card ranking values visible to all players until one player has two sets of pairs of cards;   d. revealing either the card ranking value of said community card to all players or revealing the card value of said private card only to the player who received the private card;   e. each player then reviews said public cards, said community card, and said private card to select two pairs of cards having the highest card values; and,   f. comparing said pairs of cards having the highest card value from step 3 and determining the player with the highest pair of cards having the highest card value.   
     
     
         2 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein in Step d, the card ranking value of said community card to first revealed to all players before said private card dealt to each said player is revealed to each player. 
     
     
         3 . The method as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said deck is made up of 52 playing cards made up of four suits each containing cards with card rankings from low to high in the order of: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace. 
     
     
         4 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein in Step d, said private card dealt to each said player is revealed to each player before said community card is revealed to all said players. 
     
     
         5 . The method as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said deck is made up of 52 playing cards made up of four suits each containing cards with card rankings from low to high in the order of: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace. 
     
     
         6 . The method as recited in  claim 2 , wherein in Step (d), said private card dealt to each said player is revealed to each player before said community card is revealed to all said players. 
     
     
         7 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , further after step (c), step (c′) of placing a wager by said player with the highest value of combined hand cards that are initially dealt after step b, non wagering players are given the option of folding, matching said wager or increasing said wager, players who elect to fold are deemed to have automatically withdrawn from the game; 
     
     
         8 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , further after step (c), step (c″) of placing a wager by said player with the highest value of combined revealed public cards after an additional public card is dealt to each player, non wagering players are given the option of folding, matching said wager or increasing said wager, players who elect to fold are deemed to have automatically withdrawn from the game. 
     
     
         9 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , further including the step (e′) following step (e) and before step (f) of placing a wager by said player, non-wagering players are given the option of folding, matching said wager or increasing said wager, players who elect to fold are deemed to have automatically withdrawn from the game; 
     
     
         10 . The method as recited in  claim 4 , further including the step (e′) following step (e) and before step (f) of placing a wager by said player, non-wagering players are given the option of folding, matching said wager or increasing said wager, players who elect to fold are deemed to have automatically withdrawn from the game; 
     
     
         11 . A method of playing a card game between two or more players, comprising the following steps:
 a. selecting a playing surface;   b. selecting at least one deck of 52 playing cards made up of four suits each containing cards with card rankings from low to high in the order of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King and ace;   c. dealing in a predetermined order the following; at least one community card face up, dealing four public cards face down to each player, and dealing at least one private card face down to each player;   d. each player reviewing said community card and said public cards and combining said community card and said public cards to find two pairs of cards having the highest ranking value;   e. determining the player holding to pairs of cards and the pair of cards having the highest ranking value, when players have the same pair of cards with the highest ranking value a predetermined method for determining the player with the highest ranking pair of cards is then used;   f. placing a wager by the player holding said highest ranking pair of cards as determined in Step (d), players not holding the highest ranking pair of cards as determined in Step (d) are given the option of folding, or matching said wager or increasing said wager, players who elect to fold are deemed to have automatically withdrawn from the game;   h. each remaining player in the game reviewing said private card;   i. each remaining player determining the highest two pairs of cards having the same ranking values from the set of cards comprising said community card, said public cards, and said private card; and,   j. determining the winning player having either the highest ranking pair of cards from the set of two pairs of cards with the same ranking values, or when two players have highest ranking pair of cards have the same card value determining the winner player as the player with the matching highest ranking pair of cards with the second highest ranking pair of cards.   
     
     
         12 . A method of playing a card game between two or more players, comprising the following steps:
 a. selecting a playing surface;   b. selecting at least one deck of 52 playing cards made up of four suits each containing cards with card rankings from low to high in the order of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King and ace;   c. dealing in a predetermined order the following; at least one community card face up, dealing four private cards face down to each player, and dealing at least one private card face down to each player;   d. each player reviewing said public cards and said private card and combining said combines said public cards and said private card to find two pairs of cards having the highest ranking value;   e. determining the player holding to pairs of cards and the pair of cards having the highest ranking value, when players have the same pair of cards with the highest ranking value a predetermined method for determining the player with the highest ranking pair of cards is then used;   f. placing a wager by the player holding said highest ranking pair of cards as determined in Step (d), players not holding the highest ranking pair of cards as determined in Step (d) are given the option of folding, or matching said wager or increasing said wager, players who elect to fold are deemed to have automatically withdrawn from the game;   h. each remaining player in the game reviewing said community card;   i. each remaining player determining the highest two pairs of cards having the same ranking values from the set of cards comprising said community card, said public cards, and said private card; and,   j. determining the winning player having either the highest ranking pair of cards from the set of two pairs of cards with the same ranking values, or when two players have highest ranking pair of cards have the same card value determining the winner player as the player with the matching highest ranking pair of cards with the second highest ranking pair of cards.