Patent ID: 7931526
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: A63D,A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a wagering game, comprising: providing an electronic gaming machine configured to display images of playing cards; providing a non-transitory computer readable medium coded with instructions and executed by a processor to perform the steps of: placing a first wager through the electronic gaming machine to participate in a casino blackjack-type game; placing a second wager through the electronic gaming machine to participate in a side bet; resolving said first wager through completion of said casino blackjack-type game under conventional rules of blackjack including the player receiving images of cards to form an initial blackjack hand, allowing the player to receive additional images of cards, a player busting if an additional card image received by the player results in the player's final blackjack hand exceeding 21, and the busting player forfeiting said first wager; resolving said second wager only if the player received an additional card image resulting in the player's hand busting during the playing of the conventional blackjack game, and identifying the additional card image as a bust playing card; separating the bust playing card image from all other playing card images used in the busted player's hand in the conventional blackjack game, and discarding all the other playing card images from play; combining only said bust playing card image with a plurality of subsequently dealt playing card images to define a poker hand; evaluating said poker hand according to a winning event table; and making a payout on said second wager for one of a plurality of winning outcomes.