Patent ID: 8430406

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 first dealer hand on at least one electronic display of said gaming machine; displaying a second set of card comprising an initial second dealer hand on at least one electronic display of said gaming machine; displaying a third 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 first and second dealer hands 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 first and second dealer hands; forming a first final player hand comprising said third set of cards as modified with any cards exchanged with cards from said initial first dealer hand; forming a second final player hand comprising said third set of cards as modified with any cards exchanged with cards from said initial second dealer hand; forming a final first dealer hand comprising said first set of cards as modified with any cards exchanged with cards from said player's initial hand; forming a final second dealer hand comprising said second set of cards as modified with any cards exchanged with cards from said player's initial hand; determining an outcome of said game relative to said first dealer hand by comparison of said player's first final hand to said final first dealer hand; and determining an outcome of said game relative to said second dealer hand by comparison of said player's second final hand to said final second dealer hand.