Blackjack variation with up-card bonus
View Patent ↗A method, system, and computer readable storage medium to provide a variation of a blackjack game. If the dealer's up-card is of a predetermined card, then the dealer will automatically reveal the dealer's hole card, thereby providing the player with additional information. If the player's initial hand comprises a predetermined hand or hands, then the player can earn a bonus which can be multiplied based on a multiplier associated with the dealer's up-card.
1. A method to play a blackjack game, the method comprising:
executing instructions to perform the following operations on an electronic processing unit:
receiving a main wager from a player;
dealing a player's initial hand and a dealer's initial hand comprising an up-card face up and a hole card face down;
providing reveal rules that comprise a) determining whether the up-card is a card in a predetermined set of cards and b) if the up-card is determined to be in the predetermined set of cards then revealing the hole card, otherwise the hole card is not revealed at this time;
implementing the reveal rules on the processing unit;
enabling the player using the processing unit, to play out the player's hand;
playing out, on the processing unit, the dealer's hand; and
resolving the main wager using at least the player's hand.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined set of cards comprise cards of a particular rank regardless of suit.
3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined set of cards comprise of a single card of a particular rank and a particular suit.
4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined set of cards comprise a set of at least two different cards.
5. An apparatus to play a blackjack game, the apparatus comprising:
an electronic output device;
an electronic processing unit connected to the output device and configured to:
receive a main wager from a player;
deal a player's initial hand and a dealer's initial hand comprising an up-card face up and a hole card face down;
provide reveal rules that comprise a) determining whether the up-card is a card in a predetermined set of cards and b) if the up-card is determined to be in the predetermined set of cards then reveal the hole card, otherwise the hole card is not revealed at this time;
implement the reveal rules;
enable the player to play out the player's hand;
play out the dealer's hand; and
resolve the main wager using at least the player's hand.
6. The apparatus as recited in claim 5 , wherein the predetermined set of cards comprises cards of a particular rank regardless of suit.
7. The apparatus as recited in claim 5 , wherein the predetermined set of cards comprises of a single card of a particular rank and a particular suit.
8. The apparatus as recited in claim 5 , wherein the predetermined set of cards comprises a set of at least two different cards.