Method For Playing Modified Blackjack

Abstract

A method of playing modified blackjack wherein, in one embodiment, a plurality of decks of cards is provided wherein each playing card has a specific numeric value. An ante or initial wager is placed by at least one player. Next, the dealer preferably deals an initial two card hand in a left-to-right motion starting from the dealer's left. The cards are dealt face down. The dealer also deals himself an initial two card hand. The player then views his or her cards and then decides whether to stay, fold or place a second wager to obtain additional cards. If the player wants additional cards, the player places the second wager. The player may request only one additional card, or he may request two more additional cards to achieve a four card hand. These additional cards are dealt face up. The maximum number of cards a player may have is four cards. However, the dealer may deal himself more than four cards. If the player's cards have a total point value that exceeds 25, the player “busts” and is out. The dealer must stand on 21. This means that the dealer must continue to deal himself additional cards until the point value of the dealer's hand is greater than or equal to 21. If the point value of the dealer's hand is greater than 25, the dealer busts and is out. If the player's hand has a point value of 25 and the dealer's hand does not have a point value of 25, the player wins and his or her winnings are determined by a predetermined pay-table set by the house. If the dealer's hand has a point value that is 21 and the player's hand has a point value that is greater than 21 but less than or equal to 25, the player wins and his or her winnings are determined by a predetermined pay-table set by the house. Other aspects of the method of playing modified blackjack are disclosed herein.

1 . A method for playing modified blackjack, comprising:
 providing a plurality of sets of playing cards wherein each playing card has a specific numeric value;   placing a first, initial wager by at least one player;   dealing an initial hand of cards face down to the dealer and the at least one player;   a player viewing his or her cards and determining whether to stay, fold or place a second wager to obtain to two additional cards;   dealing additional cards to the player if the player so desires;   determining the point value of the player's hand;   the at least one player leaving the game if the at least one player's hand has a point value that exceeds twenty-five;   the dealer continuing to deal himself cards until the point value of the dealer's hand is either twenty-one or greater than twenty-one;   declaring the player the winner if the player's hand has a point value of twenty-five and the dealer's hand has a point value that does not equal twenty-five; and   awarding winnings to the player wherein the winnings are band on a predetermined pay-table set by the house, and the amount of the wagers placed by the at least one player.   
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein the additional cards are dealt face up. 
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein the maximum number of cards a player may have is four cards. 
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 1  further including the step of declaring the player the winner if the point value of the dealer's hand exceeds twenty-five. 
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 1  further including the step of declaring the player the winner if the point value of the dealer's hand is twenty-one and the point value of the player's hand is greater than twenty-one and less than or equal to twenty-five. 
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 1  further including the step of declaring the player the winner if the point values of both the player's and dealer's hand is twenty-five and the player's hand contains fewer cards than the dealer's hand. 
   
   
       7 . The method according to  claim 1  further including the step of declaring the dealer the winner if the dealer's hand has a point value of twenty-five and the point value of the player's hand is less than or greater than twenty-five. 
   
   
       8 . The method according to  claim 1  further including the step of declaring the dealer the winner if the dealer's hand has a point value of twenty-one and the point value of the player's hand is less than twenty-one. 
   
   
       9 . The method according to  claim 1  further including the step of declaring the dealer the winner if the point value of the player's hand is twenty-five and the point value of the dealer's hand is twenty-five and the dealer's hand contains fewer cards than the dealer's hand. 
   
   
       10 . The method according to  claim 1  further including the step of declaring a tie or push if both the player's and dealer's hands have the same number of cards and the same point value and this point value is less than twenty-five. 
   
   
       11 . The method according to  claim 10  wherein all of the at least one player's wagers are returned to that player if a tie or push is declared. 
   
   
       12 . The method according to  claim 10  wherein all of the at least one player's wagers are retained by the house if a tie or push is declared. 
   
   
       13 . The method according to  claim 1  further comprising the step of declaring the player the winner if the point values of the dealer's and player's hand are both less than twenty-five but the point value of the player's hand is closer to twenty-five. 
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 1  further comprising the step of declaring the dealer the winner if the point values of the dealer's and player's hand are both less than twenty-five but the point value of the dealer's hand is closer to twenty-five. 
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 1  further comprising the step of allowing the at least one player to double down when the point value of his hand is fifteen.