Method of playing a card game

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method for playing a card game. The card game follows the rules of Blackjack, however neither a player or dealer bust if one or both go over 21. The game is played between at least one player and a dealer, with at least one deck of Blackjack cards. In one embodiment, the dealer deals at least one player two cards to initiate a player's hand and deals two cards to initiate a dealer's hand. Each player is given the option to receive at least one hit card, where the player's objective is to obtain a value of the player's hand that is closest to 21. The dealer may be compelled to take at least one hit card depending on the table rules. The table rules may require the dealer to draw a hit card if the value of the dealers hand is below 17 or if the dealers hand is a soft 17, as explained further below. A winner between each player and the dealer for that hand is determined by evaluating the value of each player's hand and the dealers hand, in which case the hand with a value that is closest to 21, including 21, is the winner, or if the hands are equally close to 21, game rules will determine the winner.

1 . A method of playing a card game with at least one deck of plating cards, comprising the steps of: 
 each player receiving two cards to initiate a hand;    the dealer receiving two cards to initiate a hand;    each player having the option to receive at least one hit card, where the player's objective is to obtain a value of the players hand that is closest to 21;    the dealer having to take at least one hit card if required by the table rules; and    determining a winner between each player and the dealer by evaluating the value of each player's hand and the dealers hand, in which case the hand with a value that is closest to 21 is the winner, or if the hands are equally close to 21, game rules will determine the winner.    
   
   
       2 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , further comprising the step of each player placing at least one wager to play in the game against a dealer before each player receives a card.  
   
   
       3 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the deck contains no Jokers.  
   
   
       4 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the table rules require the dealer to hit on a hand having a value of 16 or less.  
   
   
       5 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the table rules require the dealer to hit on a hand having a soft 17.  
   
   
       6 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein if the dealers hand and players had are equally close to 21 and both are above 21, the game rules determine the dealer to be a winner.  
   
   
       7 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein if the dealers hand and players had are equally close to 21 and both are above 21, the game rules determine the player to be a winner.  
   
   
       8 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein if the dealers hand and players had are equally close to 21 and both are above 21, the game rules determine the hand to be a push.  
   
   
       9 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein if the dealers hand and players had are equally close to 21 and either the dealers hand or the players hand is above 21, the game rules determine the dealer to be a winner.  
   
   
       10 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein if the dealers hand and players had are equally close to 21 and either the dealers hand or the players hand is above 21, the game rules determine the player to be a winner.  
   
   
       11 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein if the dealers hand and players had are equally close to and either the dealers hand or the players hand is above 21, the game rules determine the hand to be a push.  
   
   
       12 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein if the dealers hand and players had are equally close to 21 and neither the dealers hand nor the players hand is above 21, the game rules determine the dealer to be a winner.  
   
   
       13 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein if the dealers hand and players had are equally close to 21 and neither the dealers hand nor the players hand is above 21, the game rules determine the player to be a winner.  
   
   
       14 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein if the dealers hand and players had are equally close to and neither the dealers hand nor the players hand is above 21, the game rules determine the hand to be a push.  
   
   
       15 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the dealer deals the second card to the dealers hand after each player has finished their hand.  
   
   
       16 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein a player with a Natural is an automatic winner.  
   
   
       17 . The method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein if both a player and a dealer have a Natural, the hand is a push.  
   
   
       18 . A method of playing a card game, between at least one player and a dealer, with at least one deck of playing cards, comprising the steps of: 
 dealing at least one player two cards to initiate a hand;    dealing a dealer at least one card to initiate a hand;    giving the player the option to add at least one hit card to his hand, where the player's objective is to obtain a value of the players hand that is closest to 21;    compelling the dealer to take at least one card if the dealer was dealt only one card to initiate the dealer's hand, and compelling the dealer to take at least one hit card if required by the table rules;    determining a winner between each player and the dealer by evaluating the value of each player's hand and the dealers hand, in which case the hand with a value that is closest to 21 is the winner, or if the hands are equally close to 21, game rules will determine the winner.    
   
   
       19 . A method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 18 , wherein determining a winner of a hand is accomplished by evaluating the absolute value of the players hand and dealers hand from 21, in which case the hand with the smaller absolute value from 21 wins, if the absolute value is equal, game rules will determine the winner.  
   
   
       20 . A method of playing a card game as set forth in  claim 18 , wherein the deck is a Blackjack deck.