Patent ID: 6871856

Claim:
A method for playing a casino card game between a dealer and a player using a deck of playing cards comprising: the player making a first bet; dealing three cards to the player and at least three cards to the dealer; the player opting to make a second bet; without regard to whether the player made said second bet, dealing a fourth card to the player and resolving the first bet by comparing the player's four card hand to a first schedule of winning outcomes, the player losing his first wager if the player's four card hand is a losing outcome according to said first schedule and winning his first wager if the player's four card hand is a winning outcome according to said first schedule; and without regard to whether the player won or lost said first bet, if the player made a second bet, completing the player's hand by dealing a fifth card to the player and forming a five card dealer's hand by dealing additional cards to the dealer, if needed, and resolving the second bet by comparing the player's five card hand to the dealer's five card hand, the player losing his second bet if the player's five card hand has a lower ranking than the dealer's five card hand and winning his second wager if the player's five card hand has a higher ranking than the dealer's five card hand.