A poker style card game apparatus and method which allows any or all players the opportunity to win any given round, and utilizes two hands played concurrently utilizing one or more shared card(s). The card game apparatus includes at least one deck of cards and a table. The table preferably includes a plurality of player stations, a community card indicia indicating the placement of one or more community cards to be used by all players equally in completing a small hand and a large hand. Each player utilizes the cards they are dealt, along with the community card(s) to form a large hand, preferably five cards, and a small hand, preferably three cards. A value of the hands formed by each player is then determined according to a payout schedule.