Three card blackjack

• US 7,578,506 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2006
• Issued: 08/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Larry Lambert
• Original Assignee: Larry Lambert
• Inventors: Lambert, Larry
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim; Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): COLLINS, DOLORES R
• Application Number:
  US11/382,646
• Publication Number:
  US 20070262524A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,203 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

A blackjack variation that can be played in a casino. A player is dealt three cards and can take the best two or three card hand out of the three cards. A dealer is dealt three cards and can take the best two or three card hand out of the three cards. If the player'"'"'s hand beats the dealer'"'"'s hand, then the player wins, otherwise the player loses. If the player has blackjack, then the player automatically wins.

Claims

1. A method to play a wagering game between a player and a dealer for a casino, the method comprising:

providing a physical deck(s) of cards;

receiving an ante wager from a player;

dealing, from the physical deck(s), three player cards to the player;

dealing, from the physical deck(s), three dealer cards to a dealer;

allowing the player to choose a best player blackjack hand from the three player cards, the best player hand comprising, at the player'"'"'s choice, a range of two to three of the player cards;

allowing the dealer to choose a best dealer blackjack hand from the three dealer cards, the best dealer hand comprising, at the dealer'"'"'s choice, a range of two to three of the dealer cards;

allowing the player to raise, wherein the player places a raise wager and continues playing, or allowing the player to fold, wherein the player loses the ante wager and the game ends;

determining if the best dealer blackjack hand meets a qualifying characteristic, and if the best dealer blackjack hand does not meet the qualifying characteristic, then the game ends; and

if the best dealer blackjack hand does meet the qualifying characteristic, then;

if the best player blackjack hand using blackjack rules is higher than the best dealer blackjack hand using blackjack rules then the player wins both the ante wager and the raise wager, and if the best player hand using blackjack rules is lower than the best dealer hand using blackjack rules then the player loses both the ante wager and the raise wager.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein If the best player hand ties the best dealer hand then the player does not win or lose both the ante wager and the raise wager.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a side wager from the player before the player has seen the three player cards; and

once the player has seen the three player cards, paying the player a payout on the side wager based on a combination formed from the three player cards using a paytable.

4. The method as recited in claim 3, wherein if one of the three player cards is an ace, then the player wins a payout on the side wager.