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Card gameCard game description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070187895, Card game. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/771,867, filed Feb. 10, 2006. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002]1. Field of the Invention [0003]The present invention relates generally to card games, and more specifically to a wagering card game wherein the cards dealt to each player are split to form a two-card suited or flush hand and a three-card poker hand, with additional combinations and wagers being provided as well. [0004]2. Description of the Related Art [0005]Innumerable card games have been developed over the years, with most using the conventional fifty-two card deck of four suits each having thirteen cards comprising the two through ten and jack, queen, king, and ace. This conventional deck is also known as the "poker deck," and is universally used for the play of numerous variations of poker, including blackjack, etc., and also including the present game. [0006]Most such games have but a single theme or procedure for each hand of play. In the case of poker, the basic premise is well known, i.e., the object of the game is to acquire a card combination that outranks those of other players, with the rank or hierarchy of the cards and combinations being well established. While there are a great number of variations on this theme (e.g., five- and seven-card draw, five- and seven-card stud, etc.), the game proceeds according to its well established rules, with no variations or secondary games extending from the primary game during each hand or round of play. While players may vary the type of game to be played during each hand or round of play in informal games, the type of game and rules of play are immutably established at each table in more formal casino games, with no variations permitted. [0007]It is well known that different players are attracted to different games. Some card players may prefer stud or Texas hold 'em, while others prefer draw or other games. Yet another variation is blackjack or twenty-one, with many players staying with this game and avoiding other wagering card games. Nevertheless, while many players are attracted to or prefer a certain specific game, they often look for a different game as a change of pace from their usual preference. Many more players would be attracted to a game involving aspects of different card games, e.g., a game combining aspects of poker and blackjack or twenty-one, as such a game would have various portions each of which would be attractive to at least some players. Moreover, the variety provided by such a multiple part game would be appealing to players who tire of the routine involved in relatively straightforward games, such as draw and stud poker. Yet, very few wagering card games have been developed in the past in which the players split or separate their cards to form multiple hands, with the object being different for each hand. [0008]Thus, a card game solving the aforementioned problems is desired. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0009]The card game of the present invention combines aspects of poker and blackjack or twenty-one in a single game. The dealer and players each receive five cards, with the object being to form the best possible three-card poker hand and a second hand comprising two cards of the same suit and having a value or count closest to twenty-one, using the conventional value or point system used in that game. Players place multiple wagers before the cards are dealt, with each wager being directed to a different aspect of the game. In the case of the three-card poker hand, a certain minimum value for the hand (e.g., a pair of jacks or higher) may be established as an automatic win for the player's initial or ante wager, and a certain minimum value may be required of the dealer hand as well (e.g., at least a queen or better). [0010]A separate wager is placed by each player for the two-card suited blackjack or twenty-one hand, with these hands being compared to the two-card dealer hand to determine whether each player's two-card hand wins or loses. Certain rules may be established for the splitting of the five-card dealer hand to form the three-card poker and two-card suited or flush blackjack hand, in accordance with house or gaming commission rules, as applicable. Players may divide their cards in any manner they see fit, so long as the two cards of the blackjack hand are of the same suit. [0011]Another aspect of the present game allows players to place an optional bonus wager and recombine their cards to form a five-card poker hand. Each hand is considered according to conventional poker rules for various card combinations and independently of the dealer's and other players' hands in order to determine winning and losing hands for the players. [0012]These and other features of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0013]FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an exemplary gaming table for the card game according to the present invention. [0014]FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a single player position for the gaming table of FIG. 1, showing further details thereof. [0015]FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the basic steps in the method of play of the card game according to the present invention. [0016]Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the attached drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0017]The present invention comprises various embodiments of a card game particularly well-suited for casino or other wagering play. The game uses one or more conventional poker decks, i.e., fifty-two cards divided into four suits of thirteen cards in each suit. The game combines elements of different gambling or wagering card games by dividing each hand into two different smaller hands, which are played differently from one another. The two smaller hands may be recombined to form a larger bonus hand if so desired by the player. [0018]FIG. 1 of the drawings is a top plan view of an exemplary gaming table layout 10 of the present card game, with FIG. 2 illustrating a top plan view of a single player position 12 thereon. The table layout 10 includes a series of six such player positions 12, disposed in a semicircular array about a single central dealer position 14. The dealer position may include a chip rack or holder 16 and an optional random position selector 18 to select the first player in each deal. While six player positions 12 are illustrated in the table layout 10 of FIG. 1, it will be understood that more or fewer player positions may be provided at a single table, as desired. [0019]An exemplary player position 12 is shown in detail in FIG. 2, as noted above. Each player position 12 includes a poker hand card position 20 and a separate suited-hand card position 22. Preferably five cards are dealt to each player, with three of the cards being placed upon the poker hand position 20 and the other two cards of the same suit being placed upon the suited- or flush-hand card position 22. However, the number of cards dealt and/or required in either or both hands may be adjusted, if so desired. Each player position 12 further includes an ante wager position 24, a poker hand wager position 26, a suited-hand wager position 28, a poker hand play position 30, and a bonus wager position 32 for optional bonus play as desired. Continue reading about Card game... Full patent description for Card game Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Card game patent application. 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