Method of playing a wagering game

Claim 1

A method of apportioning wagers between a player-banker and a plurality of other players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; determining a player-banker; the players each placing a wager; the player-banker placing a wager defining a bank; a dealer dealing a two-card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a three-card hand, or (b) standing with said two-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; the player-banker sequentially comparing hands with the plurality of other players, in each comparison the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand and winning the wager from the other player; wherein the bank is incrementally reduced by an amount equal to each wager won by each player winning over the player-banker to form a remaining bank, and when the remaining bank is reduced to zero before settling the wagers of all the remaining players, determining a secondary player-banker; and, said secondary player-banker replacing the player-banker and continuing to sequentially compare hands and settle wagers with the remaining players.

Claim 2

A method of apportioning wagers between a player-banker and a plurality of other players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; determining a player-banker; the players each placing a wager; the player-banker placing a wager defining a bank; a dealer dealing a two-card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a three-card hand, or (b) standing with said two-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; the player-banker sequentially comparing hands with the plurality of other players, in each comparison the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand and winning the wager from the other player; wherein the bank is incrementally reduced by an amount equal to each wager won by each player winning over the player-banker to form a remaining bank, and when the remaining bank is reduced to zero before settling the wagers of all the remaining players, determining a secondary player-banker; and, said secondary player-banker replacing the player-banker and continuing to sequentially compare hands and settle wagers with the remaining players.

Claim 5

A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; the players each placing a wager; a dealer dealing a two-card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a three-card hand, or (b) standing with said two-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the best hand; and, further including a procedure for eliminating ties wherein a ranking of cards determines a winner.

Claim 6

A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; the players each placing a wager; a dealer dealing a two-card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a three-card hand, or (b) standing with said two-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the best hand; and, further including a procedure for eliminating ties wherein a ranking of cards determines a winner.

Claim 12

A method of apportioning wagers between a player-banker and a plurality of other players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; determining a player-banker; providing a set of dice; using said set of dice to determine an action player; the players each placing a wager; the player-banker placing a wager defining a bank; a dealer dealing a two card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a three-card hand, or (b) standing with said two-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; commencing with the action player the player-banker sequentially comparing hands with the plurality of other players, in each comparison the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand and winning the wager from the other player; said set of dice further including: a first die having three blank sides and three sides marked with a representation of the number two; a second die having three sides marked with a representation of the number one and three sides marked with a representation of the number two; and, a third die having three blank sides and three sides marked with a representation of the number four.

Claim 13

A method of apportioning wagers between a player-banker and a plurality of other players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; determining a player-banker; providing a set of dice; using said set of dice to determine an action player; the players each placing a wager; the player-banker placing a wager defining a bank; a dealer dealing a two card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a three-card hand, or (b) standing with said two-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; commencing with the action player the player-banker sequentially comparing hands with the plurality of other players, in each comparison the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand and winning the wager from the other player; said set of dice further including: a first die having three blank sides and three sides marked with a representation of the number two; a second die having three sides marked with a representation of the number one and three sides marked with a representation of the number two; and, a third die having three blank sides and three sides marked with a representation of the number four.

Claim 15

A method of apportioning wagers between a player-banker and a plurality of other players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; determining a player-banker; providing a set of dice; using said set of dice to determine an action player; the players each placing a wager; the player-banker placing a wager defining a bank; a dealer dealing a two card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a three-card hand, or (b) standing with said two-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; said set of dice further including: a first die having a representation of the number one disposed on two sides, a representation of the number two disposed on two sides, and a representation of the number three disposed on two sides; and, a second die having a representation of the number zero disposed on two sides, a representation of the number three disposed on two sides, and a representation of the number six disposed on two sides.

Claim 16

A method of apportioning wagers between a player-banker and a plurality of other players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; determining a player-banker; providing a set of dice; using said set of dice to determine an action player; the players each placing a wager; the player-banker placing a wager defining a bank; a dealer dealing a two card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a three-card hand, or (b) standing with said two-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; said set of dice further including: a first die having a representation of the number one disposed on two sides, a representation of the number two disposed on two sides, and a representation of the number three disposed on two sides; and, a second die having a representation of the number zero disposed on two sides, a representation of the number three disposed on two sides, and a representation of the number six disposed on two sides.

Claim 18

A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; the players each placing a wager; determining an action player; a dealer dealing a card two-hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a three-card hand, or (b) standing with said two-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; the action player and a first sequential player exposing and comparing hands; the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand, becoming a player-banker, and winning the wager from the other player; exposing the hand of the next sequential player and comparing it with the hand of the player-banker; the player with the better hand becoming the player-banker and winning said wager from the other player; and, repeating said steps of exposing the hand of the next sequential player and comparing it with the hand of the player-banker, and the player with the better hand becoming the player-banker and winning said wager from the other player, until all players have participated.

Claim 19

A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; the players each placing a wager; determining an action player; a dealer dealing a card two-hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a three-card hand, or (b) standing with said two-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; the action player and a first sequential player exposing and comparing hands; the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand, becoming a player-banker, and winning the wager from the other player; exposing the hand of the next sequential player and comparing it with the hand of the player-banker; the player with the better hand becoming the player-banker and winning said wager from the other player; and, repeating said steps of exposing the hand of the next sequential player and comparing it with the hand of the player-banker, and the player with the better hand becoming the player-banker and winning said wager from the other player, until all players have participated.

Claim 20

A method of apportioning wagers between a player-banker and a plurality of other players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; determining a player-banker; the players each placing a wager; the player-banker placing a wager defining a bank; a dealer dealing a three-card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a four-card hand, or (b) standing with said three-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; the player-banker sequentially comparing hands with the plurality of other players, in each comparison the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand and winning the wager from the other player; wherein the bank is incrementally reduced by an amount equal to each wager won by each player winning over the player-banker to form a remaining bank, and when the remaining bank is reduced to zero before settling the wagers of all the remaining players, determining a secondary player-banker; and, said secondary player-banker replacing the player-banker and continuing to sequentially compare hands and settle wagers with the remaining players.

Claim 21

A method of apportioning wagers between a player-banker and a plurality of other players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; determining a player-banker; the players each placing a wager; the player-banker placing a wager defining a bank; a dealer dealing a three-card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a four-card hand, or (b) standing with said three-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; the player-banker sequentially comparing hands with the plurality of other players, in each comparison the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand and winning the wager from the other player; wherein the bank is incrementally reduced by an amount equal to each wager won by each player winning over the player-banker to form a remaining bank, and when the remaining bank is reduced to zero before settling the wagers of all the remaining players, determining a secondary player-banker; and, said secondary player-banker replacing the player-banker and continuing to sequentially compare hands and settle wagers with the remaining players.

Claim 24

A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; the players each placing a wager; a dealer dealing a three-card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a four-card hand, or (b) standing with said three-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the best hand; and, further including a procedure for eliminating ties wherein a ranking of cards determines a winner.

Claim 25

A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; the players each placing a wager; a dealer dealing a three-card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a four-card hand, or (b) standing with said three-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the best hand; and, further including a procedure for eliminating ties wherein a ranking of cards determines a winner.

Claim 32

A method of apportioning wagers between a player-banker and a plurality of other players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; determining a player-banker; providing a set of dice; using said set of dice to determine an action player; the players each placing a wager; the player-banker placing a wager defining a bank; a dealer dealing a three card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a four-card hand, or (b) standing with said three-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; commencing with the action player the player-banker sequentially comparing hands with the plurality of other players, in each comparison the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand and winning the wager from the other player; said set of dice further including: a first die having three blank sides and three sides marked with a representation of the number two; a second die having three sides marked with a representation of the number one and three sides marked with a representation of the number two; and, a third die having three blank sides and three sides marked with a representation of the number four.

Claim 33

A method of apportioning wagers between a player-banker and a plurality of other players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; determining a player-banker; providing a set of dice; using said set of dice to determine an action player; the players each placing a wager; the player-banker placing a wager defining a bank; a dealer dealing a three card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a four-card hand, or (b) standing with said three-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; commencing with the action player the player-banker sequentially comparing hands with the plurality of other players, in each comparison the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand and winning the wager from the other player; said set of dice further including: a first die having three blank sides and three sides marked with a representation of the number two; a second die having three sides marked with a representation of the number one and three sides marked with a representation of the number two; and, a third die having three blank sides and three sides marked with a representation of the number four.

Claim 35

A method of apportioning wagers between a player-banker and a plurality of other players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; determining a player-banker; providing a set of dice; using said set of dice to determine an action player; the players each placing a wager; the player-banker placing a wager defining a bank; a dealer dealing a three card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a four-card hand, or (b) standing with said three-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; commencing with the action player the player-banker sequentially comparing hands with the plurality of other players, in each comparison the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand and winning the wager from the other player; said set of dice further including: a first die having a representation of the number one disposed on two sides, a representation of the number two disposed on two sides, and a representation of the number three disposed on two sides; and, a second die having a representation of the number zero disposed on two sides, a representation of the number three disposed on two sides, and a representation of the number six disposed on two sides.

Claim 36

A method of apportioning wagers between a player-banker and a plurality of other players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; determining a player-banker; providing a set of dice; using said set of dice to determine an action player; the players each placing a wager; the player-banker placing a wager defining a bank; a dealer dealing a three card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a four-card hand, or (b) standing with said three-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; commencing with the action player the player-banker sequentially comparing hands with the plurality of other players, in each comparison the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand and winning the wager from the other player; said set of dice further including: a first die having a representation of the number one disposed on two sides, a representation of the number two disposed on two sides, and a representation of the number three disposed on two sides; and, a second die having a representation of the number zero disposed on two sides, a representation of the number three disposed on two sides, and a representation of the number six disposed on two sides.

Claim 38

A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; the players each placing a wager; determining an action player; a dealer dealing a three-card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a four-card hand, or (b) standing with said three-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; the action player and a first sequential player exposing and comparing hands; the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand, becoming a player-banker, and winning the wager from the other player; exposing the hand of the next sequential player and comparing it with the hand of the player-banker; the player with the better hand becoming the player-banker and winning said wager from the other player; and, repeating said steps of exposing the hand of the next sequential player and comparing it with the hand of the player-banker, and the player with the better hand becoming the player-banker and winning said wager from the other player, until all players have participated.

Claim 39

A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players comprising the steps of: providing at least one deck of playing cards, said playing cards having numerical values, said values being ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value; the players each placing a wager; determining an action player; a dealer dealing a three-card hand to each player; each player optionally either (a) drawing an additional card to form a four-card hand, or (b) standing with said three-card hand; the cards in each player's hand being summed to form numerical totals, and determining the least significant digit of said numerical totals; the action player and a first sequential player exposing and comparing hands; the player having said least significant digit of nine or closest thereto having the better hand, becoming a player-banker, and winning the wager from the other player; exposing the hand of the next sequential player and comparing it with the hand of the player-banker; the player with the better hand becoming the player-banker and winning said wager from the other player; and, repeating said steps of exposing the hand of the next sequential player and comparing it with the hand of the player-banker, and the player with the better hand becoming the player-banker and winning said wager from the other player, until all players have participated.