Patent ID: 6089569
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a card game comprising:(a) providing a deck of cards having at least five different symbols thereon and a gaming table with a plurality of player positions, the gaming table including five card receiving boxes which are positioned to receive cards dealt from the deck, and each player position including three ante receiving areas for each of the player positions;(b) shuffling the deck of cards by the dealer;(c) placing an ante in at least one ante receiving area by a player at each of the plurality of the player positions;(d) the dealer dealing a card from the shuffled deck into each of the five card receiving boxes;(e) turning over each of the cards dealt into the first three of the at least three card receiving boxes;(f) determining if a winning combination is present in the first three card receiving boxes, and if a winning combination of the cards is present, paying off each of the players who placed an ante in the at least one ante receiving area for the first three cards, and if a winning combination is not present in the first three card receiving boxes, the dealer collecting all of the antes on the gaming table and starting new game;(g) if a winning combination is present in the first three cards, after paying off each of the players who placed an ante in the at least one ante receiving area for the first three cards, turning over the fourth card dealt into the fourth card receiving box;(h) determining if a winning combination is present in the first four card receiving boxes, and if a winning combination of cards is present in the first four card receiving boxes, paying off each of the players who placed an ante in the ante receiving area for the first four cards, and if a winning combination is not present in the first four card receiving boxes, the dealer collecting all of the antes remaining on the gaming table and starting new game;(i) if a winning combination was present in the first four cards, after paying off each of the players who placed an ante in the ante receiving area for the first four cards, turning over the fifth card dealt into the fifth card receiving box; and(j) determining if a winning combination is present in the five card receiving boxes, and if a winning combination of cards is present in the five card receiving boxes, paying off each of the players who placed the ante in the ante receiving area for the five cards, and if a winning combination is not present in the five card receiving boxes, the dealer collecting all of the antes remaining on the gaming table and starting new game.