Patent ID: 6511072
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method for playing a card game comprising the steps of:a. determining values for a standard deck of 52 playing cards, with said values being: Ace=1, king=10, queen=10, jack=10, and all remaining said cards keeping their face value; b. placing bets pertaining to a winning hand by all players; c. placing bets pertaining to a high/low/nine jackpot by said all players; d. providing a dealer with said standard deck of 52 playing cards; e. shuffling said cards by said dealer; f. dealing said cards one at a time until said all players and said dealer each have a total of three said cards; g. determining the sub-total of a first players hand, said sub-total being calculated by adding together the total points of all three cards, if said sub-total is a two digit number then the first digit is disregarded; h. repeating step g to determine the sub-total of the dealers hand; i. determining if said first players hand has a sub-total closer to nine than said sub-total of the dealers hand; if said sub-total of said first players hand is closer to nine than said sub-total of said dealers hand, said dealer pays the first player, if said sub-total of said dealers hand is closer to nine than said sub-total of said first players hand, said dealer gathers the first players bet for addition to the house bank; j. repeating steps f-h until said all players have either won or lost; k. determining if any of said all players have won said high/low/nine jackpot, said high/low/nine jackpot is won when any of said all players have a said sub-total of nine with one of said three cards being either a king, queen, or jack, or when any of said all players have a said sub-total of nine without a king, queen, or jack, or when any of said players have a natural nine card; and; l. paying the winner of said high/low/nine jackpot, if there is more than one winner then said high/low/nine jackpot is equally distributed there between.