Patent ID: 7419161

Claim:
A method of playing card game, comprising the steps of: (a) dealing three cards in a round to form a three card hand; (b) allowing a player to change a single card for said three card hand; (c) comparing said three card hand for hand strength, which comprises the steps of: (c.1) categorizing said three cards in said three card hand into one of a highest special hand class, a second highest special class and a standard hand class, wherein for said highest special hand class, a combination of said three card is three of a kind, wherein for said second highest special class, a combination of said three cards is three face cards, wherein for said standard hand class, wherein other combinations of said three cards are classified as said standard hand class, which has a lower standing than said highest special hand class and said second highest special class; (c.2) when said three card hand forms said highest special hand class, tie-breaking said three of a kind of said highest special hand class by rank by an individual hierarchical value of a highest card among said three of a kind of said cards of said highest special hand class; (c.3) when said three card hand forms said second highest special class, tie-breaking said three face cards by rank by an individual hierarchical value of a highest card among said three cards of said three face cards of said second highest special class; (c.4) when said three card hand forms said standard hand class, tie-breaking said three cards of said standard hand class by the steps of: (c.4.1) tie-breaking said three cards of said standard hand class by a point total criteria, wherein a point total of said three cards of said three cards of said three class hand equals a unit digit of a sum of a numerical value of said three cards, (c.4.2) tie breaking said three cards of said standard hand class by rank by assigning a special two face card rank higher than a standard rank, (c.4.3) tie-breaking said special two face card rank of said standard hand class by an individual hierarchical value of said cards having a highest face card; and (c.4.4) tie-breaking said individual hierarchical value of the highest card of said standard hand class by said individual hierarchical value of the highest card, wherein all cards are categorized into four suits when determining the individual hierarchical value of a card, said four suits being spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs; and (d) awarding a winner of said round, wherein a said winner of said round has a highest hand strength of said three card hand.