Method and apparatus for playing Blackjack with a five card Poker wager (“21+5”)
View Patent ↗A card game combines the play of Blackjack (“21”) with a 5-card Poker wager or side bet (“21+5”). Each player places a basic Blackjack wager for each of two hands and an optional side wager before the cards are dealt. Each player is then dealt a card for each hand with the dealer receiving a face-up card. Each player is dealt a second card for each hand. At this point, the outcome of each 5-card hand is determined, where a 5-card hand consists of the two 2-card hands dealt to that player and the dealer's face-up card. After settling the 5-card wagers, the game of Blackjack continues in a typical fashion. The invention advantageously retains all the features and advantages of Blackjack as well as provides the dynamics of a proposition game, without interfering with the card sequence, for enhanced player anticipation and enjoyment.
1. A method of playing a card game comprising:
(a) dealing two 2-card hands to a player and at least one card to a dealer;
(b) forming a 5-card hand including cards from the two 2-card hands dealt to the player and the at least one card dealt to the dealer;
(c) resolving the 5-card hand according to a Poker rank of the 5-card hand; and
(d) continuing with a Blackjack game.
2. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising, prior to step (a), the step of receiving a side wager from the player.
3. A method according to claim 2 , wherein step (c) is practiced by paying a payout based on the side wager when the Poker rank of the 5-card hand matches or exceeds a predetermined Poker rank.
4. A method according to claim 3 , wherein the predetermined Poker rank is pair.
5. A method according to claim 4 , wherein when the Poker rank of the 5-card hand is pair, step (c) is practiced by pushing the side wager.
6. A method according to claim 3 , wherein the predetermined Poker rank is at least two pair.
7. A method according to claim 3 , wherein step (c) is further practiced by paying the payout on a scale according to the Poker rank of the 5-card hand.
8. A method according to claim 3 , wherein step (c) is further practiced by paying a fixed payout based on the side wager.
9. A method of combining a Blackjack game and a Poker side game in a casino environment, the method comprising:
(a) receiving at least a first wager from a player to participate in the Blackjack game;
(b) receiving an optional second wager to participate in the Poker side game;
(c) dealing two 2-card Blackjack hands to the player and at least one card to a dealer;
(d) forming a 5-card hand including cards from the two 2-card hands dealt to the player and the at least one card dealt to the dealer;
(e) if the player placed the second wager, resolving the 5-card hand according to a Poker rank of the 5-card hand; and
(f) continuing with a Blackjack game.
10. A method according to claim 9 , wherein step (e) is practiced by paying a payout based on the second wager when the Poker rank of the 5-card hand matches or exceeds a predetermined Poker rank.
11. A method according to claim 10 , wherein the predetermined Poker rank is pair.
12. A method according to claim 11 , wherein when the Poker rank of the 5-card hand is pair, step (e) is practiced by pushing the second wager.
13. A method according to claim 10 , wherein the predetermined Poker rank is two pair.
14. A method according to claim 10 , wherein step (e) is further practiced by paying the payout on a scale according to the Poker rank of the 5-card hand.
15. A method according to claim 10 , wherein step (e) is further practiced by paying a fixed payout based on the side wager.
16. An apparatus for playing a card game comprising:
means for dealing two 2-card hands to a player and at least one card to a dealer;
means for forming a 5-card hand including cards from the two 2-card hands dealt to the player and the at least one card dealt to the dealer;
means for resolving the 5-card hand according to a Poker rank of the 5-card hand; and
means for continuing with a Blackjack game.