MODIFIED GAME OF TWENTY-ONE HAVING MODIFIED LIMITS AND PAYOUTS AND METHOD OF PLAYING
First Claim
1. A method of playing a playing card wagering game comprising:
- placing a first minimum wager within a table limit by each player, the first minimum wager establishing a minimum wager and a maximum wager each player may bet each round, the minimum wager and maximum wager being changeable only upon all of the playing cards being played and the playing cards are reshuffled and the minimum first wager for the next round with the reshuffled playing cards is to be placed, wherein the minimum wager is equal to the first minimum wager and wherein the maximum wager being a predetermined positive integer multiple of 2 or higher of the first minimum wager;
dealing a first player card face-up to all players;
dealing a first deal card face-up to a dealer;
dealing a second player card face-up to all players;
performing one of the following action steps by each player;
take another playing card which is dealt face-up, holding and taking no more playing cards, increase the first minimum wager to double the first minimum wager and taking only one more playing card which is dealt face-up, and splitting the first and second player card to form two separate playing hands and increasing the first minimum wager to double the first minimum wager;
dealing a second dealer card; and
determining a winning hand.
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Abstract
A method of playing a playing card wagering game comprises: placing a first minimum wager within a table limit, the first minimum wager establishing a minimum wager and a maximum wager the player may bet until all of the playing cards have been played and the playing cards are reshuffled and the minimum first wager for the next round is to be placed; dealing a first player card face-up to all players; dealing a first dealer card face-up to a dealer; dealing a second player card face-up to all players; performing one of the following steps by each player: take another playing card which is dealt face-up, holding and taking no more playing cards, increase the first minimum wager to double the first minimum wager and taking only one more playing card which is dealt face-up, and splitting the first and second player card to form two separate playing hands and increasing the first minimum wager to double the first minimum wager; dealing a second dealer card; and determining a winning hand.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of playing a playing card wagering game comprising:
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placing a first minimum wager within a table limit by each player, the first minimum wager establishing a minimum wager and a maximum wager each player may bet each round, the minimum wager and maximum wager being changeable only upon all of the playing cards being played and the playing cards are reshuffled and the minimum first wager for the next round with the reshuffled playing cards is to be placed, wherein the minimum wager is equal to the first minimum wager and wherein the maximum wager being a predetermined positive integer multiple of 2 or higher of the first minimum wager; dealing a first player card face-up to all players; dealing a first deal card face-up to a dealer; dealing a second player card face-up to all players; performing one of the following action steps by each player; take another playing card which is dealt face-up, holding and taking no more playing cards, increase the first minimum wager to double the first minimum wager and taking only one more playing card which is dealt face-up, and splitting the first and second player card to form two separate playing hands and increasing the first minimum wager to double the first minimum wager; dealing a second dealer card; and determining a winning hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 21)
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10. A method of playing a playing card wagering game comprising:
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placing a first minimum wager within a table limit, the first minimum wager establishing a minimum wager and a maximum wager the player may bet until all of the playing cards have been played and the playing cards are reshuffled and the minimum first wager for the next round is to be placed; dealing a first player card faceup to all players; dealing a first deal card faceup to a dealer; dealing a second player card face-up to all players; performing one of the following action steps by each player; take another playing card which is dealt face-up, holding and taking no more playing cards, increase the first minimum wager to double the first minimum wager and taking only one more playing card which is dealt face-up, and splitting the first and second player card to form two separate playing hands and increasing the first minimum wager to double the first minimum wager; dealing a second dealer card; and determining a winning hand; wherein all the playing cards are to be dealt prior to reshuffling the playing cards. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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18. A method of playing a playing card wagering game comprising:
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placing a first minimum wager within a table limit, the first minimum wager establishing a minimum wager and a maximum wager the player may bet each round until all of the playing cards have been played and the playing cards are reshuffled and the minimum first wager for a new round with the reshuffled playing cards is to be placed; dealing a first player card face-up to all players; dealing a first deal card face-up to a dealer; dealing a second player card face-up to all players; performing one of the following action steps by each player; take another playing card which is dealt face-up, holding and taking no more playing cards, increase the first minimum wager to double the first minimum wager and taking only one more playing card which is dealt face-up, and splitting the first and second player card to form two separate playing hands and increasing the first minimum wager to double the first minimum wager, and electing not to play the current round by the player after seeing the first dealer card; dealing a second dealer card; and determining a winning hand; wherein dealing the second dealer card face-up to the dealer prior to each player performing one of the action steps if the first dealer card is one of an ace, two, three, four or five, the dealer will then deal himself a second playing card face-up; wherein all the playing cards are to be dealt prior to reshuffling the playing cards; wherein the player is allowed to make a consecutive wager that is double the maximum wager placed on an immediately previous losing hand regardless of the table limit, and wherein the player is allowed to double a losing consecutive wager on additional hands for each consecutive losing hand until the player achieves a winning hand, and wherein a winning hand following four or more losing consecutive wagers wherein the player has doubled a previous wager for each losing hand is paid even money. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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