Patent ID: 6726427
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a modified version of Twenty-One (Blackjack) wherein a player plays a plurality of hands against at least one hand of a dealer, using at least one conventional deck of 52 playing cards having established numerical values for each playing card pursuant to the applicable rules, comprising the steps of:a) Dealing two cards as a first set of cards dealt to each of the player's hands and two cards as a first set of the cards dealt to the dealer's hand, one of which is dealt face up; b) Determining whether to â€œdouble down,â€  â€œsplit pairs,â€  â€œtake insuranceâ€  or â€œsurrenderâ€  with respect to the player's hand as allowed by the applicable rules; c) Deciding a single point value to which each of the player's hands will be hit to; d) Hitting each of the player's hands automatically until a value of each of said hands is at least the point value; e) Playing out the hand of the dealer according to the applicable rules; and f) Determining which of the player's hands are winning hands.