Patent ID: 7578506

Claim:
A method to play a wagering game between a player and a dealer for a casino, the method comprising: providing a physical deck(s) of cards; receiving an ante wager from a player; dealing, from the physical deck(s), three player cards to the player; dealing, from the physical deck(s), three dealer cards to a dealer; allowing the player to choose a best player blackjack hand from the three player cards, the best player hand comprising, at the player's choice, a range of two to three of the player cards; allowing the dealer to choose a best dealer blackjack hand from the three dealer cards, the best dealer hand comprising, at the dealer's choice, a range of two to three of the dealer cards; allowing the player to raise, wherein the player places a raise wager and continues playing, or allowing the player to fold, wherein the player loses the ante wager and the game ends; determining if the best dealer blackjack hand meets a qualifying characteristic, and if the best dealer blackjack hand does not meet the qualifying characteristic, then the game ends; and if the best dealer blackjack hand does meet the qualifying characteristic, then: if the best player blackjack hand using blackjack rules is higher than the best dealer blackjack hand using blackjack rules then the player wins both the ante wager and the raise wager, and if the best player hand using blackjack rules is lower than the best dealer hand using blackjack rules then the player loses both the ante wager and the raise wager.