Abstract:
Kan Pia Baccarat is a modified baccarat card game using at least one deck or multi decks standard playing card in a live casino game table or electronic device, such as computer, slots machine, video machine, interne, etc., to provide a playing strategy as poker card game and side bets; such as, a two steps wagering method, wagering on engage side bets, five cards poker hand side bets and tie side bet; it provides players a choice to raise the bet or fold the hand.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
       [0001]    This application is based on and claims the benefit of United States Patent Application 20120181749 filed on Jan. 18, 2011 entitled “Kan Pia Baccarat”. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
       [0002]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0003]    This invention relates generally to card games, such as, conventional poker and baccarat and Blackjack&#39;n Baccarat with Jokers. 
         [0004]    2. Description of Related Arts 
         [0005]    The object of the traditional Baccarat card game is to receive a hand value close to 9. The game is designed into two major betting areas said Banker hand and Player hand with a side bet area said, tie. It is using multi-decks of standard playing cards. 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 hand” and “Banker hand” respectively. Each player invests a desired amount of money in either Banker hand or Player hand 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 hand or Banker hand 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. 
         [0008]    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. 
         [0000]    (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.
 
         [0009]    Conventional poker is a card game that share betting rules and usually (but not always) hand rankings. The object of the five cards poker game is attempting to make the highest ranking five card poker hand. 
         [0010]    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. 
         [0011]    conventional poker card game provides patrons a flexible playing strategy;
   Jones, Daniel A. U.S. Pat. No. 5,964,464: Methods of playing poker games states, “affording each player an option to either fold and lose their ante wager, or call and continue play by placing a bet wager, wherein said bet wager mandatory equals twice said ante wager;”   Carrico, Travis U.S. Pat. No. 6,416,407 states, “a multi-draw poker are disclosed which is played in a manner somewhat similar to traditional five card draw poker, but in which a player is given the opportunity to make additional wagers and additional draws.”   Lucente, Jon, United States Patent Application 20090315262 is teaching both player and dealer split the initial five cards dealt to them into two separate hands, a baccarat hand and a poker hand.   Ritzer, Sandy A, U.S. Pat. No. 7,114,724 teaches each player and dealer are dealt three cards to play poker card game and baccarat card game.   Chen, Huichuan U.S. Pat. No. 7,404,560 is teaching use the same cards dealt to banker hand and player hand in traditional baccarat card game to bet on the blackjack hand as a side bet.   
 
         [0017]    Kan Pia Baccarat card game offers patrons betting on the result of 5 cards formed a conventional poker hand that is dealt to banker hand and player hand and using poker playing strategy to play baccarat card game as following: 
         [0000]    Ante means: A forced bet required, in some types of poker, of all players before the hand begins.
 
Fold means: To discard one&#39;s hand and forfeit interest in the current pot.
 
Raise means: To bet more than minimum after a bet has been made, therefore increasing the size of the bet required for players (patrons) to stay in hand
 
       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0018]    The present invention, Kan Pia Baccarat is a modified baccarat card game that using poker card game playing method to play baccarat card game. It provides side bets, such as engage bets including total number of tie hand, total number of banker hand, total number of player hand and total number burn cards, five cards poker hand and tie. The object of Kan Pia Baccarat is playing two card games in one sitting, adding more ways of winning on Baccarat card game part and without drawing excess cards on poker card game part. 
         [0019]    However, patrons would not be dealt any cards for them to play the game as the poker card game. The poker hand side bets is played based on the outcomes of 5 cards dealt to design betting spots of Player hand and Banker hand. There is no player (patron) playing against other player (patron) activities and procedure get involve as playing traditional poker card game. Kan Pia baccarat card game provides an optional chance for patrons to manage their wagers through the decision of fold the hand or raise their bets as the playing strategy of poker game. The 5 cards poker hand side bet is not taking any extra cards out of the shoe; it is playing the traditional baccarat card game. 
         [0020]    In traditional baccarat card game, 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. Kan Pia Baccarat card game will reduce the amount of playing cards use to four decks without jokers to speed up the time of dealing and playing. 
         [0021]    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 manage their wager. 
         [0022]    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. 
         [0023]    When the game is using baccarat card game rules, the aces count as one. 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 card game. The highest hand value in Kan Pia Baccarat is nine. All hand values range from a low of zero to a high of nine. 
         [0000]    When the total pip number on the cards added together is exceeds nine, the hand value is determined as ten; but also means zero because the tenth digit is not used.
 
For example, a seven and eight total fifteen, drop the digit on tenth place, 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.
 
         [0024]    Engage bet is a side bet. Patrons have to place the wager before the game start. There are four 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 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 
         [0025]    The design of table layout of Kan Pia Baccarat is based on the layout of traditional baccarat game. It is adding a 5 cards poker hand and Engage side bet spots. Each player hand and banker hand has a betting spot of ante and raise. 
           [0026]      FIG. 1 : the table layout of the Kan Pia baccarat card game 
           [0027]      FIG. 2 : the example of electronic device use for the game 
           [0028]      FIG. 3 : the example of mother board of the Kan Pia baccarat card game 
           [0029]      FIG. 4 : the example of processor of Kan Pia baccarat card game 
           [0030]      FIG. 5 : the example of programming Kan Pia baccarat card game 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0031]    Rules of Kan Pia Baccarat: 
         [0000]    1. House dealer deals first initial card to Player hand and Banker hand after patrons place the wager on betting spots
 
2. Allowing patrons to play the hand or fold the hand
 
3. Deal second initial card to Player hand and Banker hand
 
4. Resolving the side bets, 5 cards poker hand
 
5. Resolving the winning hand and losing hand according to the rules of Kan Pia baccarat
 
(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 5 cards poker 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 still deal the second initial card and follow the rules to draw additional cards to Player hand and Banker hand and lock the cards and start a new game.
 
         [0032]    The patrons have the option to select betting on 5 cards poker and tie with ante wager on the banker hand or player hand. 
         [0000]    The patrons cannot place the bet on 5 cards poker and tie without interest in placing ante wager on the banker hand or player hand. 
         [0033]    The game is played with 6 or 8 decks of regular 52-card playing card, hence there are 208 cards for 4 decks Kan Pia baccarat, 312 cards for 6 decks Kan Pia baccarat and 416 cards for 8 decks Kan Pia Baccarat. Each deck contains four suits of ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, and two. 
         [0000]    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. 
         [0034]    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. 
         [0035]    Kan Pia Baccarat card game offers patrons wagering on traditional poker hand to be eligible to receive a corresponding bonus payout. Poker hand is formed from a total five cards dealt to Player hand and Banker hand that contains conventional poker hands with conventional poker ranking system. 
         [0000]    However, each individual patron does not get to deal their own hand as traditional poker card game. 
         [0036]    If the banker hand was the winner, the patrons who won must pay a 5% commission on their winnings. 
         [0037]    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 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. 
         [0038]    House dealer deals the game follow the procedure as below: 
         [0000]    (a) shuffle cards according to house way.
 
(b) requiring patrons place the engage bets before flapping the first card of the whole shoe to determine how many cards should be burn. How many cards should be burn before deals the cards to Player hand and Banker hand is depend on the number on the first card being pull out of the shoe, for example, the first card being pull out of the shoe is a ten, dealer then 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 5 cards poker, but does not want to play the Raise, dealer will collect the wager on ante; and continue deal the game according to the rules of traditional baccarat card game.
 
(g) the 5 cards poker wager will be pay based on the payout table or will be take away according to the rules of Kan Pia baccarat.
 
         [0039]    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; these bonus payout will be 20 to 1 for exactly match number, 10 to 1 for one number off, 5 to 1 for two numbers off, and even for three numbers off or casino offer. 
         [0040]    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 they are resulted.
 
         [0041]    The Engage Bet and 5 cards poker hand side bets are also apply to conventional baccarat card game. 
         [0042]    Conventional baccarat card game is playing with 8 decks of standard playing cards that prolong the playing time. Kan Pia baccarat with 5 cards poker hand can speed up the playing through using 4 decks of playing card only, and increasing the house advantage through offering 5 cards poker hand side bet bonus. Suggest 5 cards poker hand payout as following: 
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                 Pair of ace 
                 1 to 1 
               
               
                   
                 Two pairs 
                 2 to 1 
               
               
                   
                 Three of a kind 
                 3 to 1 
               
               
                   
                 Straight 
                 4 to 1 
               
               
                   
                 Flush 
                 5 to 1 
               
               
                   
                 Full house 
                 8 to 1 
               
               
                   
                 Four of a kind 
                 25 to 1  
               
               
                   
                 Straight flush 
                 50 to 1  
               
               
                   
                 Royal flush 
                 250 to 1  
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0043]    Kan Pia baccarat also provides a recorder to tracking and recording the hands of playing and a chart for patrons to place wagers on the side as below, 
       Engage Bets Payout for Blackjack, Tie, Banker and Player, 
       [0044]    20 for 1 for exact number, 10 for 1 for one number off, and 2 for 1 for two numbers off Even money for exact number on burn cards 
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