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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2000
Kenneth J. Brunelle, Dallas, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A wagering card game is played with a standard fifty-two card poker deck and a count limit card that is permanently assigned as the third card of the dealer's hand. Each player makes a bet, divides the bet in half and places each half in two separate betting areas on a playing surface. Two cards are dealt face down to each player and to the dealer. The players inspect their cards and keep or trade one or both. If a player trades, he surrenders one-half his total wager. Replacement cards are dealt face down and the dealer collects the surrendered bets. After evaluating his hand, each player then places his cards face up in progressive order into card docks provided on the playing surface. A third card is then dealt face down to each player, but not to the dealer. The dealer's third card is a count limit card or the representation of a count limit card having a predetermined count value (for example 5) that is imprinted on the count limit card or on the playing surface, and is displayed at all times. The dealer turns over his cards, combines his dealt cards with his count limit card and states his total. He then turns over each player's third card one at a time, compares each player's hand with the dealer's hand, determines whether the player is a winner or not and pays or collects on each hand.