Patent ID: 8177615

Claim:
A method of playing a wagering playing card game on electronic gaming apparatus comprising a processor, value input device and display monitors associated with the value input device, the method comprising: a) the processor recognizing at least a first wager at a value input device on each of two wagering position hands; b) the processor providing information displayed on the display monitor associated with the value input terminal of the first wager, and four playing cards, A, B, C and D as a starting set of virtual playing cards displayed faced-up on the display monitor; c) the processor providing information displayed as at least four playing cards as a dealer starting hand; d) the processor recognizing instructions from the value input device with respect to an exercised option elections action between i) continuing to play the wagering playing card game at a wagering position having the value input device or ii) forfeiting some or all of the first wager and terminate a round of play of the wagering playing card game at the wagering position; e) in effecting step d)-i), the starting set of virtual playing cards is randomly distributed by the processor into two two-card partial hands of virtual playing cards for blackjack; f) if the processor has received instructions electing step d), selection i) and formed two two-card blackjack hands, the processor executes programs to complete steps playing both of the two-card blackjack hands to conclusion; g) after the processor has executed programs to complete steps playing both of the two-card blackjack hands to conclusion, the processor executes programs to complete steps playing the dealer starter hand to conclusion as a blackjack dealer hand; and h) the processor resolving all wagers on each of the wager position hands.