Blackjack Side Wager

Abstract

A method to implement a variation of casino blackjack wherein if the dealer's up-card is a not an ace, then the player can place an optional side wager. If the player places the optional side wager, and the dealer's hole-card is either a 10-valued card or an ace, then the player wins a payout on the side wager otherwise the player loses the side wager.

1 . A method for playing a blackjack game, the method comprising:
 providing a physical deck(s) of cards and a physical gaming table;   receiving a main wager from a player using physical chips;   dealing, using the physical deck(s) of cards and the physical gaming table, a player's hand and a dealer's hand, the dealer's hand comprising a dealer's up-card and a dealer's hole-card;   determining if the dealer's up-card is anything but an ace, and if the dealer's up-card is anything but an ace, then offering the player an option to place a side wager;   playing out the player's hand and revealing the dealer's hole-card; and   determining if the dealer's hole-card is in a set consisting of (10-valued card and ace), and if so, then if the player placed the side wager then paying the player a payout on the side wager otherwise taking the side wager from the player.   
     
     
         2 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the payout is 3:2 of the side wager. 
     
     
         3 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the offering the player an option is conducted before the playing out the player's hand. 
     
     
         4 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the offering the player an option is conducted after the player plays out the player's hand. 
     
     
         5 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein an amount of the side wager must be equal to or less than one half of the main wager. 
     
     
         6 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein an amount of the side wager must be equal to or less than one half of the main wager and any split or double wagers placed by the player. 
     
     
         7 . A method for playing a blackjack game, the method comprising:
 providing a physical deck(s) of cards and a physical gaming table;   receiving a main wager from a player using physical chips;   dealing, using the physical deck(s) of cards and the physical gaming table, a player's hand and a dealer's hand, the dealer's hand comprising a dealer's up-card and a dealer's hole-card;   determining if the dealer's up-card is anything but an ace, and if the dealer's up-card is anything but an ace, then offering the player an option to place a side wager;   playing out the player's hand and revealing the dealer's hole-card; and   determining if the dealer's hole-card is a 10-valued card, and if so, then if the player placed the side wager then paying the player a payout on the side wager otherwise taking the side wager from the player.   
     
     
         8 . The method as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the payout is 2:1 of the side wager. 
     
     
         9 . The method as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the offering the player an option is conducted before the playing out the player's hand. 
     
     
         10 . The method as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the offering the player an option is conducted after the player plays out the player's hand. 
     
     
         11 . The method as recited in  claim 7 , wherein an amount of the side wager must be equal to or less than one half of the main wager. 
     
     
         12 . The method as recited in  claim 7 , wherein an amount of the side wager must be equal to or less than one half of the main wager and any split or double wagers placed by the player.