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Method of playing a blackjack type card game

  • US 5,413,353 A
  • Filed: 05/02/1994
  • Issued: 05/09/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of playing a blackjack type game using at least one standard deck of fifty two playing cards, said method comprising the steps of:

  • three to seven players placing a predetermined wager to form a pot;

    a dealer dealing two cards to each of said players at least one of said two cards being face down;

    each of said players electing in turn to stand or draw additional cards without placing an additional wager;

    determining a card sum from each player'"'"'s cards with a card from 2 to 10 counted at its face value, a jack, queen, or king counted as 10 and an ace counted as 11 unless that would give a total card sum in excess of 21 in which case said ace has a value of one;

    comparing each player'"'"'s cards and determining a winner, said winner having a card sum that does not exceed 21 but exceeds that of every other player or alternately said winner having a blackjack with said two cards and no other player having a blackjack;

    after determining said winner paying said pot minus a predetermined rake to said winner; and

    rotating an imaginary dealer button from player to player to determine a starting point for a deal of a next game.

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