Patent ID: 6845981

Claim:
An improved method for playing a Blackjack-style card game using representations of a deck of cards, where the rules of the game have a predetermined target value and where according to the rules of the game the dealer's hand receives an initial set of cards S, the improved method comprising: each player making a main wager according to the rules thereof and an optional side wager; distributing cards to the player and to the dealer according to the rules of the game; the dealer and player completing their hands according to the rules of the game including the dealer's hand receiving a set of cards C in addition to said initial set S; resolving the game wager according to the rules of the game; resolving the side wager according to the rules of, (1) if the dealer's hand does not exceed the predetermined target value, the player losing their side wager; and (2) if the dealer's hand exceeds the predetermined target value and the sum of cards in S+C exceeds a predetermined number of cards issuing a bonus award to the player, otherwise the player losing their side wager.