Patent ID: 8277298

Claim:
A system for conducting a blackjack tournament, comprising: a plurality of game tables for seating a plurality of players with the same predetermined starting amount of funds to wager; the system configured to deal to each player from his or her own at least one deck of playing cards arranged in the same predetermined order as an at least one deck used for each other player; the system additionally comprising a dealer that is configured, if the dealer requires one or more additional cards when playing against a first player, to receive cards from the first player's deck after the first player has been dealt a last card for the hand; and the system further comprising a dealer that is configured, if the dealer requires one or more additional cards when playing against a second player, to receive cards from the second player's deck after the second player has been dealt a last card for the hand; wherein said tournament is in an electronic format; and wherein said tables are virtual tables and said cards are virtual cards.