Patent ID: 7584969

Claim:
A method of playing a game having a player and a dealer comprising: a) providing a deck of cards and allowing said player to wager of an initial bet; b) dealing a set of player cards to said player and a set of dealer cards to said dealer; c) arranging said set of player cards into at least a first player hand and a second player hand; d) allowing said player to wager a supplemental bet after said set of player cards are arranged; e) after the step of allowing said player to wager said supplemental bet, arranging said set of dealer cards into at least a first dealer hand and a second dealer hand; (f) comparing said first player hand to said first dealer hand and said second player hand to said second dealer hand using standard poker rankings; (g) awarding said player a first payout as a function of said initial bet if: (i) said first player hand outranks said first dealer hand and (ii) said second player hand outranks said second dealer hand; (h) returning said original bet to said player if either said first player hand outranks said first dealer hand or said second player hand outranks the second dealer hand, but not both; (i) remitting the original bet if said first dealer hand outranks said first player hand and said second dealer hand outranks said second player hand; (j) awarding said player a second payout as a function of said supplemental bet if (i) said first player hand outranks said first dealer hand and (ii) said second player hand outranks said second dealer hand; and, (k) remitting said supplemental bet if either or both said first dealer hand outranks said first player hand and said second dealer hand outranks said second dealer hand.