Patent ID: 8157632

Claim:
A method to play a wagering card game based on blackjack, the method comprising: executing instructions on a processor in a computer to implement the following operations: receiving a wager from a player; displaying through a display device on the computer a dealer's hand and a player's hand comprising at least two cards; providing the player an option to add optional card(s) through an input device on the computer to the player's hand until the player stands or the total value of the player's hand cards exceeds 21; resolving the dealer's hand on the display device on the computer; and determining whether the player wins or loses the game according to electronically stored predetermined blackjack rules which are implemented by the processor on the computer, the predetermined blackjack rules comprising: 1) if a total value of the player's hand cards exceeds 21 then the player loses the wager; 2) if a total value of the dealer's hand cards is 21 or less and is greater than the total value of the player's hand cards, then the player loses the wager; 3) if the total value of the player's hand cards is 21 or less and is greater than the total value of the dealer's hand cards, then the player wins the wager; and 4) if the total value of the dealer's hand cards is a single numerical point total selected from 22 to 26, then the wager pushes instead of being a winning wager if the total value of the dealer's hand cards is higher than 21 but not the single numerical point total; resolving the wager according to said electronically stored predetermined blackjack rules.