Card game

US5863042A · kind A · utility

Inventor

• Henry Lo · Baoshan, TW

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 1997
• Grant date: Jan 26, 1999
• Expiry date: May 1, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63F3/00157
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

The card game of the present invention uses a standard fifty-two card poker deck. Each Player is dealt four or preferably five cards, and plays against a Banker. There is a primary wager and independent secondary wagers. In the primary wager, four-of-a-kind is an automatic winner for the Player. If the Player does not have four-of-a-kind, the Player splits the dealt cards into a high hand and a low hand. The low hand must not rank higher than the high hand, or it is a foul and the Player loses. The Player's low hand and the Banker's low hand are compared, and the Player's high hand and the Banker's high hand are compared. The Player wins if both hands win, loses if both lose, and ties in the event of a split. Hands are ranked three of a kind (for the five card version), pair, and point value. A higher ranked three-of-a-kind beats a lower ranked three-of-a-kind; a higher ranked pair beats a lower ranked pair; a higher point value beats a lower point value. Point value is calculated by adding the sum of the non-matched cards, and looking to the right-most digit. For example, 654 adds to 15 for a "point value" 5. Face cards count 10 or 0, and Aces count 11 or 1. The Banker wins ties i…