Abstract:
Kan Pia is a traditional baccarat card game playing with a two steps wagering method with the side bets such as, engage bet, tie and blackjack, by using at least one deck or multi decks standard playing card. It provides players a choice to raise the bet or fold the hand.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
       [0001]    Blackjack&#39;n Baccarat with Jokers U.S. Pat. No. 7,404,560 
       BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
       [0002]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0003]    This invention relates generally to card games, such as, blackjack and baccarat. 
         [0004]    2. Description of Related Arts 
         [0005]    The object of the game, Baccarat, is to receive a hand value close to 9. The game is designed into two major betting areas said Banker and Player with a side bet area said tie. An ace has a value of 1 or 11 in blackjack game and a value of 1 in baccarat game. Cards 2 through 9 have point values equal to their face values. (E.g. 2 of spades has a point value 2) 10s, Jacks, Queens, and Kings have a point value of zero when it is a part of component in baccarat game and a point value of ten in blackjack game. 
         [0006]    In traditional Baccarat card game, two cards are first dealt to player&#39;s hand and two cards are first dealt to banker&#39;s hand. An additional card may be dealt depending on the total numerical value of two cards of the “Player” and “Banker” respectively. Each player invests a desired amount of money in either Banker or Player of two designed betting areas in order to start a particular round of games. 
         [0007]    A two-card point total of 9 is called a “natural” and this is the highest value hand cannot lose. A two-card point total of 8 is also called a “natural” and this is second-highest value hand. In the event of a tie between the Player&#39;s hand and the Banker&#39;s hand neither the Banker nor the Player wins. By comparing the total numerical value of the Banker and Player, the party having a higher total numerical value will be the winning party. The patron who invested the amount of money in the winning said Player or Banker would be paid even money from the house (casino). The patron who invested the amount of money in the winning said tie would be paid 8 to 1. There is a 5% commission has to paid to the casino when the Banker wins. 
         [0000]    When the player stands on 6 or 7, the banker will always draw on totals of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and stands on 6, 7, 8, and 9. When player does not have 6, 7, natural 8 or natural 9, and has to draw the third card, the banker shall always draw on the totals of 0, 1, or 2, and then follows the rules.
       (a) If banker has 3 and player&#39;s third card is 8, the banker cannot draw the third card.   (b) If banker has 4 and player&#39;s third card is 1, 8, 9, or 0, the banker cannot draw the third card.   (c) If banker has 5 and player&#39;s third card is 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, or 0, the banker cannot draw the third card.   (d) If banker has 6 and player&#39;s third card is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, or 0, the banker cannot draw the third card.       
 
         [0012]    The object of the game, Blackjack, is to receive the Blackjack, an Ace and a 10 or a face card said jack, queen, or king to be award 3 to 2 payout from the house (casino). The highest total point of blackjack game is 21. When both dealer and a player have a Blackjack, it results a tie hand, player does not lose or win. Blackjack is a house bank game that patrons get dealt initially two cards. Players then have to make a decision to take a hit, stand on the numerical value his/her hand, or surrender. In order to win his or her wager, the cards in patron&#39;s hand must have a higher total point value than the total point value in the dealer&#39;s hand without going over twenty-one points. Each patron places wager on the betting circle and initially receive two cards face up. After dealer receives two cards, one is face down (hole card), each player may select to draw additional cards in order to improve his or her hand without exceeding twenty-one, stand (not drawing any additional card) or surrender (losing half of the bet to give out his or her hand). 
         [0000]    Dealer is required to take a hit when the two cards total value is under 17 (11 to 16) and stand on 17 or soft 17 (an ace and a 6). 
         [0013]    Poker is a card games that share betting rules and usually (but not always) hand rankings. In most modern poker games, the first round of betting begins with some form of forced bet. Each player in turn must either match the maximum previous bet or fold, losing the amount bet so far and all further interest in the hand. A player who matches a bet may also raise, increasing the bet. The betting round ends when all players have either matched the last bet or folded. 
       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0014]    The present invention, Kan Pia Baccarat is a modified baccarat game with poker card game playing method. It provides side bets, such as engage bet, blackjack and tie. The object of Kan Pia Baccarat is adding more ways of winning on Baccarat card game part and without drawing excess cards on Blackjack card game part. 
         [0015]    However, patrons would not be dealt any cards for them to play the game as the blackjack card game and poker card game. The side bets is played based on the outcomes of designed betting spots of player hand and banker hand. There is no traditional blackjack card game procedure involved. It provides an optional chance for patrons to manager their wagers through the decision of fold the hand or raise their bets as the playing strategy of poker game. 
         [0016]    A multiple number of decks (six or eight) of standard playing cards, 52 in number without a joker are used; typically eight decks are shuffled together and placed in a shoe from which the cards are dealt during the play of the game. 
         [0017]    The Kan Pia Baccarat card game is allowing patrons to play two games in one sitting based on the rules of baccarat card game and use the strategy of poker card game to manager their wager. 
         [0018]    When the game is using baccarat rules, the aces count as one. Kings, Queens, Jacks and Tens count as zero and the other cards count their respective face value. The suits, Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs, have no meaning in Kan Pia Baccarat. 
         [0019]    When the game is using blackjack rules, the aces count as one or eleven. Kings, Queens, Jacks and Tens count as ten and the other cards count their respective face value. The suits, Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs, have no meaning in Kan Pia Baccarat. The highest hand value in Kan Pia Baccarat is nine. All hand values range from a low of zero to a high of nine. 
         [0020]    When the cards are added together, the total of the hand exceeds nine, then the hand value is determined as ten. 
         [0000]    For example, a seven and eight total fifteen, but the hand value is five.
 
Any hand having a value that is ten or a multiple of ten is zero.
 
For example, an Ace and a nine total ten, but the hand value is zero.
 
         [0021]    Engage bet is a side bet. Patrons have to place the wager before the game start. There are five different bets, 
         [0000]    betting on the total number of cards will be burn before dealer dealing first hand,
 
betting on the total number of tie hands will be after the whole shoe is finished,
 
betting on the total number of BJ hands will be after the whole shoe is finished,
 
betting on the total number of banker hands will be after the whole shoe is finished, and
 
betting on the total number of player hands will be after the whole shoe is finished.
 
Patrons have to place the bet on a pre-assumed chart or on the table layout where is a designed betting spot for engage bet before house dealer burn the cards.
 
This bonus payout will be 20 to 1 for exactly number, 10 to 1 for one off, 5 to 1 for two off, and even for three off; or house offer.
 
There are designed engage buttons with different number from 1 to 100 on each one for marking the engage bet.
 
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
       [0022]    The design of table layout of Kan Pia Baccarat is based on the layout of traditional baccarat game but adding a blackjack side bet spot. Each player hand and banker hand has a betting spot of ante and raise. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0023]    Rules of Kan Pia Baccarat: 
         [0000]    (a) If the initial two card Player hand has a point total of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, the Player hand draws a third card. If the initial two-card Player hand has a point total of 6 or 7, the Player hand stands and does not receive a third card.
 
(b) If the Player hand stands and does not draw a third card, then the Banker hand follows Rules. In other words, if the Player hand has a point total of 6 or 7, the Banker hand draws a third card on a point total of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and the Banker hand stands on a point total of 6 or 7.
 
(c) If the Player hand draws a third card, the Banker hand must draw or stand in accordance with rules that are well known.
 
(c.1) The banker hand shall always draw on the totals of 0, 1, or 2, and stand on 7, natural 8, or natural 9.
 
(c.2) If banker has 3 and player&#39;s third card is 8, the banker cannot draw the third card.
 
(c.3) If banker has 4 and player&#39;s third card is 1, 8, 9, or 0, the banker cannot draw the third card.
 
(c.4) If banker has 5 and player&#39;s third card is 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, or 0, the banker cannot draw the third card.
 
(c.5) If banker has 6 and player&#39;s third card is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, or 0, the banker cannot drew the third card.
 
(d) If there is no wager on tie and blackjack side bets and no patrons place wager on raise after first one of initial two cards are dealt to player hand and banker hand, house dealer will lock the cards and start a new game.
 
         [0024]    The patrons have the option to select betting on blackjack and tie with ante on the banker or player. 
         [0000]    The patrons cannot place the bet on blackjack and tie without interest in placing ante on the banker or player. 
         [0025]    The game is played with 6 or 8 decks of regular 52-card playing card, hence there are 312 cards for 6 decks Kan Pia baccarat and 416 cards for 8 decks Kan Pia Baccarat. Ace through Nine cards has respective point values of 1 to 9. Tens, Jacks, Queens and Kings have a point value of zero. Ace also has a respective point 1 or 11. Tens, Jacks, Queens and Kings also have a point value of 10. 
         [0026]    Tie is a hand value of both player hand and banker hand have an equal point that is a total point value of first two cards or first two cards plus one additional card. When a total hand value of either player or banker hand is ten, or over ten, the digit on the ten&#39;s place is ignored when determining a hand value of either player or banker hand. Hence, the higher value of a hand can get is 9. The hand with the higher value wins. 
         [0027]    Kan Pia Baccarat card game offers patrons wagering on traditional blackjack hand to be eligible to receive a corresponding bonus payout. Blackjack is an initial two cards dealt to player hand or banker hand that contains an ace and a ten or a face card. However, each individual patron does not get to deal their own hand as traditional blackjack game. 
         [0028]    If the banker was the winner, the patrons who won must pay a 5% commission on their winnings. 
         [0029]    Kan Pia Baccarat card game can also be playing with jokers. The total number of eight decks with jokers will be 424. The rules and payouts remain the same as Kan Pia as Baccarat without Jokers card game. Except the joker will be the winning cards; the hand gets a joker wins over nature 9 and nature 8. 
         [0030]    House dealer deals the game follow the procedure as below: 
         [0000]    (a) shuffle cards according to house way.
 
(b) flap the first card of the whole shoe to determine how many cards should be burn before deals the cards to player hand and banker hand, for example, the first card is a ten, dealer has to pull ten cards out of shoe and lay them on the table face up showing to patrons, then lock them in discard rack.
 
(c) deals the cards to player hand and banker hand after patrons place wager on designed betting spots such as, Tie, BJ, Banker Ante and Player Ante.
 
(d) if there no wagers on Tie and BJ and no wager place on Raise, the game is over, dealer will lock the two cards dealt to player hand and banker hand.
 
(f) if patron has wager on either Tie or BJ, but does not want to play the Raise, dealer will take the wager on ante; and continue deal the game according to the rules of traditional baccarat card game.
 
(g) the BJ wager will be pay based on the payout table or will be take away according to the rules of Kan Pia baccarat.
 
         [0031]    patrons have to place the wager on Engage Bet before dealer flaps the first card of the shoe. Engage Bet is betting on the total number of cards will be burn before dealer dealing first hand, the total number of tie hands will be after the whole shoe is finished, the total number of banker hands will be after the whole shoe is finished, and the total number of player hands will be after the whole shoe is finished; patrons have to place the bet on a pre-assumed chart before house dealer burns the cards; this bonus payout will be 20 to 1 for exactly number, 10 to 1 for one off, 5 to 1 for two off, and even for three off or casino offer. 
         [0032]    Engage Bet Dealing Procedure: 
         [0000]    1. Dealer opens buy in for number of burning cards, number of tie hands, number of banker hands and number of player hands before pull the first card out of the shoe.
 
2. Providing different buttons with names, exact number, off one, off two and off three and place them on top of the wager according to patron&#39;s order. For example, patron wants to bet the exact number of banker hands; dealer should place the wager on the letter B and put exact number button on top of the wager. This betting will not get pay or take away until the shoe is finished.
 
3. After all the engage bets are set, dealer will start cushion the cards by pulling first number card out of the shoe, then pulling exactly number of card out of the shoe that is show on the first number card. These cards will be face up lay on the table.
 
4. Dealer should pay or take the engage bet, burning cards, according to the rules of Kan Pia baccarat and the payout table.
 
5. The rest of engage bets, number of tie hands, number of banker hands and number of player hands, will be pay or take at the end of the shoe when the total number of hands is resulted.
 
         [0033]    The Engage Bet also apply to conventional baccarat card game and blackjack card game.