Patent ID: 7669856

Claim:
A method to player a wagering game, the method comprising: providing a physical deck(s) of card: receiving a wager from a plurality of players; dealing, from the deck(s) of cards, each player's first card face up, and a single dealer's card face up; before each player's second card is dealt, offering the player an option to replace the player's first card, but not the dealer's card, and if the player wishes to replace the player's first card then replacing the player's first card, offering each player an option to place a double wager, and if each player wishes to place the double wager then receiving the double wager from the respective player; dealing each player's second card; determining if each player's second card falls between each player's first card and the dealer's card, and if so, then paying out the wager to the respective player; and if each player's second card falls between the respective player's first card and the dealer's card and the double wager was placed, then paying out the double wager to the respective player, determining if each player qualifies for the bonus round by determining if the respective player's second card falls between the respective player's first card and the dealer's card and if there is at least one rank of card between the respective player's second card and the dealer's card, and if both conditions are true, then dealing a bonus card without requiring an additional wager from the respective player; and determining if the bonus card falls between the dealer's card and the respective player's second card, and if so, then paying the respective player a bonus.