Method for Playing Blackjack With a Three Card Poker Wager ("21+3")

1 . A method of playing a card game comprising:

(a) using a gaming table or at least one device, dealing at least two cards to a player;

(b) forming a three-card hand using the at least two cards;

(c) resolving the three-card hand based on a Poker rank of the three-card hand;

(d) using the at least two cards to form a first Blackjack hand;

(e) using at least one card of the three-card hand to form a second Blackjack hand; and

(f) continuing with a Blackjack game using at least the first Blackjack hand and the second Blackjack hand.

2 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein the first Blackjack hand is a player hand.

3 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein the second Blackjack hand is a dealer hand.

4 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein the first Blackjack hand is a player hand, and wherein the second Blackjack hand is a dealer hand.

5 . A method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving a side wager from the player, wherein step (c) is practiced by paying a payout on the side wager if the Poker rank of the three-card hand matches or exceeds a predetermined Poker rank.

6 . A method according to claim 5 , wherein the predetermined Poker rank is flush.

7 . A method according to claim 1 , further comprising, prior to step (a), receiving at least two wagers from the player, at least one of which is resolved based on a comparison of a player Blackjack hand with a dealer Blackjack hand.

8 . A method of playing a card game comprising:

(a) using a gaming table or at least one device, receiving at least a competition wager and a side wager from a player;

(b) dealing at least two cards to the player;

(c) forming a three-card hand using the at least two cards;

(d) resolving the side wager by paying a payout on the side wager if a Poker rank of the three-card hand matches or exceeds a predetermined Poker rank;

(e) using the at least two cards to form a first Blackjack hand; and

(f) using at least one card of the three-card hand to form a second Blackjack hand;

(g) continuing with a Blackjack game; and

(h) resolving the competition wager based on a comparison of the first Blackjack hand with a dealer Blackjack hand.

9 . A method according to claim 8 , wherein step (d) is practiced such that the predetermined Poker rank is flush.

10 . A method according to claim 8 , wherein the first Blackjack hand is a player hand.

11 . A method according to claim 8 , wherein the second Blackjack hand is the dealer Blackjack hand.

12 . A method according to claim 8 , wherein the first Blackjack hand is a player hand, and wherein the second Blackjack hand is the dealer Blackjack hand.

13 . A method of playing a card game comprising:

(a) using a gaming table or at least one device, dealing playing cards to a player;

(b) forming a three-card hand using at least the cards dealt to the player;

(c) resolving the three-card hand based on a Poker rank of the three-card hand;

(d) using the cards dealt to the player to form at least one Blackjack hand; and

(e) continuing with a Blackjack game.

14 . A method according to claim 13 , further comprising, prior to step (b), dealing playing cards to a dealer, wherein step (b) is practiced using at least of the playing cards dealt to the player and at least one of the playing cards dealt to the dealer.

15 . A method according to claim 14 , wherein step (d) is practiced using the cards dealt to the player to form a player Blackjack hand and using the cards dealt to the dealer to form a dealer Blackjack hand, and wherein step (e) is practiced by playing the player Blackjack hand against the dealer Blackjack hand.