Patent ID: 6874786

Claim:
A method of playing a wagering card game comprising an underlying card game and an auxiliary card game comprising: providing a standard set of cards in which some cards, but less than all cards, of at least one certain count value are replaced with replacement cards of equal count value, but the replacement cards have identifying markings that differentiate replacement cards from standard spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs suits; placing at least one wager on the underlying card game; optionally placing a wager on the auxiliary card game; dealing a first number of cards to a player; dealing cards as needed in the play of the player's hand, in common cards, the dealer's hand or combinations thereof to complete the underlying card game; displaying all of the player's cards; wherein if at least one of the displayed player's cards is a replacement card, paying a player who has placed the optional wager for the presence of the at least one replacement card in either the player's hand or the dealer's hand; and paying a player according to the rules of the underlying game.