Patent ID: 6131908
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method for a player and a dealer, or representation thereof, to play a modified version of the game of twenty-one using at least one standard deck of playing cards, or representation thereof, in the conventional manner of play of twenty-one with various rule modifications comprised of the following steps:a) said player placing an initial wager, giving said player the option to place a card-wager on playing a first card game the combined numerical total of card values in a player's hand and in a dealer's hand is compared, andb) said player optionally placing an additional optional wager, giving said player the option to place an optional card-wager on playing a second card game wherein a combination of card values in a combined player's hand and dealer's hand is compared to a range of predetermined poker hand sets, andc) dealing after all wagers have been placed, the dealer then a first player card, a first dealer community card, a second player card, a second dealer community card, at least one of said dealer's community cards is face up whereby the value of one of said dealers community cards is not immediately revealed, andd) said player combining said players first card and said players second card to form an initial players hand, said dealer combining said dealers first community card and said dealers second community card to form an initial dealers community hand,e) said player viewing the card values of the dealer's face up card and the card values of said initial player's hand;f) if said player did not place said additional optional wager, requiring said player to continue to play only said first game;g) if said player placed said additional optional wager, providing said player the option of deciding whether to continue playing only the first card game, or deciding not to play said first card game and deciding instead to play only said second card game.