Patent ID: 6027119
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method for playing a game between a Dealer and a Player using a deck of playing cards comprising:the player making an ante wager to participate in the game;dealing five cards as a Dealer's Hand and five cards as the Player's Hand, each of said hands having a value determined by the suit of the highest summed point value where,(1) Kings, Queens and Jacks count as 10 points,(2) Aces count as 11 points, and(3) all other cards have a point count corresponding to their face value;the Player placing a call bet to continue play or folding, if the Player folds the Player's Hand declared the loser and losing his ante wager;resolving the Dealer's Hand against the Player's Hand according to the following rules,(1) if the Dealer's Hand does not have a qualifying value of at least a predetermined amount, the Player's Hand declared the winner,(2) if the Player's Hand has a higher value than the Dealer's Hand, the Player's hand declared the winner,(3) if the Player's and Dealer's Hand having the same value, the hands declared a tie; andpaying the Player based upon their wagers when the Player's Hand is declared the winner, not paying or collecting the wager when there is a tie and collecting the Player's wagers when the Player's Hand is not declared the winner.