Poker blackjack game

• US 20060066050A1
• Filed: 09/24/2004
• Published: 03/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nicholas Sorge
• Original Assignee: Nicholas Sorge
• Inventors: Sorge, Nicholas
• Granted Patent: US 7,222,855 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/00 Card games aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00; card games played on a gaming machine G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/003 Blackjack; Twenty one

Abstract

A method for playing a modified blackjack game between a dealer and at least one player. Each player places a first wager, the outcome of which is determined by conventional rules of blackjack play. Players may optionally place an additional wager or side bet corresponding to a five-card poker hand made up of two cards dealt to the player and three community cards. A predetermined multiple of an amount of the additional wager is paid out or collected based on the rank of the poker hand. Players may also place additional wagers corresponding to a predicted color of their initial two card hand.

Claims

1. A method of playing a modified blackjack game between at least one player and a dealer, using a standard deck of playing cards, the method comprising the steps of:

a) having at least one player place a first wager to participate in the blackjack game, wherein an outcome of said first wager is determined by conventional rules of blackjack play;

b) providing an additional wager zone disposed in a vicinity of each player;

c) having at least one player place an additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices in said additional wager zone, wherein said additional wager corresponds to a five-card poker hand comprising an initial hand of two cards dealt to the player placing an additional wager and three cards dealt as community cards;

d) dealing a first card to each player and to the dealer;

e) dealing a second card to each player;

f) dealing three community cards;

g) determining a rank of said five-card poker hand of the player placing said additional wager;

h) paying or collecting a predetermined multiple of an amount of said additional wager based on said rank of said five-card poker hand;

i) dealing a second card to the dealer; and

j) completing the blackjack game according to conventional rules of blackjack play.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of dealing three community cards further comprises the step of dealing three community cards face up in a central location with respect to all players and the dealer.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of determining a rank of said five-card poker hand of the player placing said additional wager further comprises the step of selecting said rank from the group consisting of royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, pair and no hand.

4. A method of playing a modified blackjack game between at least one player and a dealer, using a standard deck of playing cards, the method comprising the steps of:

a) having at least one player place a first wager to participate in the blackjack game, wherein an outcome of said first wager is determined by conventional rules of blackjack play;

b) providing a first additional wager zone disposed in a vicinity of each player, wherein said first additional wager zone indicates a first color;

c) providing a second additional wager zone disposed in a vicinity of each player, wherein said second additional wager zone indicates a second color;

d) providing a third additional wager zone disposed in a vicinity of each player;

e) having at least one player place a first additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices in one or more of said first and second additional wager zones corresponding to a predicted color of an initial hand of two cards dealt to the player placing said first additional wager;

f) having a least one player place a second additional wager by placing one or more wagering devices in said third additional wager zone, wherein said second additional wager corresponds to a five-card poker hand comprising said initial hand of two cards dealt to the player placing said second additional wager and three cards dealt as community cards;

g) dealing a first card to each player and to the dealer;

h) dealing a second card to each player;

i) dealing three community cards;

j) determining a color of a first card and a second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager;

k) determining a rank of said five-card poker hand of the player placing said second additional wager;

l) collecting an amount of said first additional wager if said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager are not of a same color or if said first card and said second card are of a same color but said same color is not said predicted color;

m) paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said first additional wager if said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager are of a same color and said same color is said predicted color;

n) paying or collecting a predetermined multiple of an amount of said second additional wager based on said rank of said five-card poker hand of said player placing said second additional wager;

o) dealing a second card to the dealer; and

p) completing the blackjack game according to conventional rules of blackjack play.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the step of dealing three community cards further comprises the step of dealing three community cards face up in a central location with respect to all players and the dealer.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the step of determining a rank of said five-card poker hand of the player placing said second additional wager further comprises the step of selecting said rank from the group consisting of royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, pair and no hand.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein said first color is black and said second color is red.

8. The method according to claim 4, wherein the step of paying a predetermined multiple of said amount of said first additional wager further comprises paying a greater predetermined multiple of said amount of said first additional wager if said first card and said second card dealt to the player placing said first additional wager are of a same suit.