What is claimed is:
1. A method for playing a card game between at least one player and a dealer using a deck of playing cards comprising:
each player making an ante wager;
the dealer dealing to each player five cards face down and dealing five cards to a dealer’s hand face down, each player examining their cards;
each player making a call wager or folding, each player folding losing their ante wager;
each player standing on their first five cards or paying an amount to receive up to two replacement cards for a like number of cards discarded from their hand;
revealing the dealer’s hand and (i) if the dealer’s hand does not have a predetermined qualifying holding paying each non-folded player even money on the ante wager and returning other wagers to the player (ii) if the dealer’s hand does have a qualifying holding and (ii) the player’s hand has a higher Poker hand ranking than the dealer’s (a) paying the player even money on the ante wager and paying the playing based upon a predetermined schedule of Poker rankings on the call wager and (iii) if the dealer’s hand outranks the player’s, collecting the player’s ante and call wagers.
2. The method of claim 1 comprising requiring each player to continue makes a call wager in the amount of twice the ante wager.
3. The method of claim 1 comprising paying the call wager according to one of the following rankings,
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Call Bet Pay Schedule 1
Call Bet Pay Schedule 2
Final Hand Type
Pays (to 1)
Pays (to 1)
Pair of fives or
1
1
Better
Two Pair
2
2
Three of a Kind
5 to 2
5 to 2
(exception)
(exception)
Straight
3
3
Flush
5
4
Full House
6
6
Four of a Kind
20
20
Straight Flush
40
40
Royal Flush
100
100
4. The method of claim 1 comprising a player making a bonus wager and paying the playing a bonus if the player’s hand has a predetermined holding.
5. The method of claim 4 comprising paying said bonus wager based upon the holding of the player’s first dealt five cards.
6. The method of claim 4 comprising paying the player for the bonus wager according to one of the following schedule,
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Bonus Payout Pay Table 1
Bonus Payout Pay Table 2
Hand Type
Pays ($)
Hand Type
Pays ($)
Straight
25
Straight
25
Flush
100
Flush
100
Full House
200
Full House
200
Four of Kind
500
Four of a Kind
500
Straight Flush
2,500
Straight Flush
2,000
Royal Flush
20,000
Royal Flush
10,000
7. The method of claim 1 comprising qualifying the dealer’s hand if it has a Poker ranking of a pair of 5s or better.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of reducing the increased blue and ultraviolet light damage to the retina of a subject having a condition that causes such blue or ultraviolet light to fall disproportionally on or in front of the retina relative to the blue and ultraviolet light damage present in a subject having no such condition, wherein the condition is presbyopia or hyperopia or astigmatism, comprising administering to the subject having such condition a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of one or more ocular antioxidants.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said ocular antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of antioxidant vitamins, carotenoids, antioxidant minerals, natural antioxidant extracts and synthetic antioxidants.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein said antioxidant vitamin is selected from the list consisting of vitamins A, C, and E.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein said carotenoid is selected from the list consisting of lutein, zeaxanthin, beta-carotene, retinoids, retinal, retinaldehyde, and meso-zeaxanthin.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein said antioxidant mineral is selected from the list consisting of zinc, copper, and selenium.
6. The method of claim 2, wherein said natural extract is selected from the list consisting of polyphenols, quercitin, anthocyanins, and anthocyanidins.
7. The method of claim 2, wherein said synthetic antioxidant is selected from the list consisting of BHT, BHA, and BTHQ.
8. The method of claim 2, wherein said therapeutically effective amount of said antioxidant vitamin is between 0.02 (1 IU) and 15 mg (150 IU) per kilogram of body weight of said subject per day.
9. The method of claim 2, wherein said therapeutically effective amount of said carotenoid is between 0.0001 and 2 mg per kilogram of body weight of said subject per day.
10. The method of claim 2, wherein said therapeutically effective amount of said antioxidant mineral is between 0.0001 and 5 mg per kilogram of body weight of said subject per day.
11. The method of claim 2, wherein said therapeutically effective amount of said synthetic antioxidant is between 0.001 and 15 mg per kilogram of body weight of said subject per day.
12. The method of claim 2, wherein said therapeutically effective amount of said natural extract is between 0.0001 and 20 mg per kilogram of body weight of said subject per day.
13. The method of claim 2, wherein said therapeutically effective amount of said synthetic antioxidant is between 0.0001 and 20 mg per kilogram of body weight of said subject per day.