Patent ID: 8356817

Claim:
A method of playing a game at a gaming machine comprising the machine-implemented steps of: accepting a wager from at least one player to play a game; displaying a first set of cards comprising an initial dealer hand on at least one electronic display of said gaming machine; displaying a second set of cards comprising an initial player hand on said at least one electronic display of said gaming machine; accepting input from said player regarding none, one or more or all of said cards of said second set of cards to be exchanged with cards in said initial dealer hand via at least one input device of said gaming machine; exchanging any cards from said initial player hand which are elected by said player to be exchanged with a corresponding number of cards from said dealer hand; forming a final player hand comprising said second set of cards as modified with any cards exchanged with cards from said dealer's initial hand; forming a final dealer hand comprising said first set of cards as modified with any cards exchanged with cards from said player's initial hand; and determining an outcome of said game with reference to said player's final hand and said dealer's final hand; wherein said cards in said first and second sets have corresponding positions and said step of exchanging comprises exchanging cards in corresponding positions between said player's initial hand and said dealer's initial hand.