Method and system of playing casino two face blackjack type game

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for playing a game in which game pieces are dealt by the dealer to one or more players. Hands are dealt to the players and the dealer. The dealer is dealt one card face up and one card face down, referred to as in the hole. If the dealer is dealt a face card face up, the dealer exposes the card in the hole thereby showing the faces of both cards. The interest in the game is improved since the dealer only shows the hole card with a face card up, as opposed to always showing the hole card. The player forms a final player hand and the dealer forms a final dealer hand according to the conventional rules of Blackjack. Optionally, the dealer acts according to a predetermined set of house rules.

1 . A method for playing a game comprising the steps of:
 one or more players making a game wager,   dealing two cards to form an initial player hand to each of the one or more players;   dealing a first card to a dealer and a second card to a dealer to form an initial dealer hand, one of the first card or the second card dealt to the dealer being placed face up and the other of the first card or the second card dealt to the dealer being placed face down,   reviewing the dealer's hand and if a face up card of the dealer's hand has a value of ten, exposing the value of the face down card of the dealer's hand;   forming a final player hand by dealing at least one additional card to said initial player hand or standing on said initial player hand according to said conventional rules of Blackjack;   forming a final dealer hand by dealing at least one additional card to said initial dealer hand or standing on said initial dealer hand according to said conventional rules of Blackjack; and   issuing a reward to said player on the player's game wager if the final player hand outranks the final dealer hand according to said conventional rules of Blackjack and collecting the player's game wager if the final dealer hand outranks the final player hand according to said conventional rules of Blackjack.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a modified deck of forty-eight playing cards is used, said modified deck consisting essentially of four cards each of Ace, deuce, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, Jack, Queen, and King and the face down card of the dealer's hand is exposed if the face up card the dealer is dealt is the Jack, Queen or King. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said one or more players opting to surrender cards which were dealt, said one or more players receiving back half or the game wager and a house receiving the other half of the game wager. 
 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said one or more players opting to place a double down wager after said initial player hand is dealt with two cards on any hand sum of the cards dealt, said double down wager equal to or less than the game wager. 
 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said one or more players opting to place a double down wager after said initial player hand is dealt after said initial player hand is dealt with two cards on any total value of the cards dealt of nine or higher, said double down wager equal to or less than the game wager. 
 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said one or more players opting to place a split wager equal to the game wager and split said initial player hand into separate player hands if said initial player hand forms a pair. 
 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  further comprising said player opting to place a double down wager less than or equal to the game wager after said initial player hand is dealt and receive only one additional playing card. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the game is played in a casino. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the game is played on a video machine. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising operating the game through a data network. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the data network is the Internet. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1  wherein after the initial player hand is dealt, further comprising the step of:
 determining if the initial hand is a Blackjack; and 
 issuing a reward to the player of the initial player hand being a Blackjack on a payout of one to one. 
 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1  wherein after the initial player hand is dealt, further comprising the step of:
 determining if the initial hand is a Blackjack; and 
 issuing the reward to the player of the initial player hand being a Blackjack on a payout of six to five. 
 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1  wherein after the initial player hand is dealt, further comprising the step of:
 determining if the initial hand is a Blackjack; and 
 issuing the reward to the player of the initial player hand being a Blackjack on a payout of three to two. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1  wherein if the total value of the cards in the final dealer hand is a predetermined designated point total between twenty two and twenty six, the dealer pushes the wager instead of issuing the reward. 
     
     
         16 . A device for conducting a game for a player, comprising:
 a data processor;   a display communicating with said data processor;   a wager receiver communicating with said data processor;   an input device communicating with said data processor;   a data structure communicating with said data processor storing data representing playing cards, a set of house rules, and instructions executable by said data processor for conducting a method, the instructions comprising:   receiving a signal from said wager receiver in response to receipt of a game wager from said one or more players;   dealing two cards to form an initial player hand to each of the one or more players;   dealing a first card to a dealer and a second card to a dealer to form an initial dealer hand, one of the first card or the second card dealt to the dealer being placed face up and the other of the first card or the second card dealt to the dealer being placed face down;   reviewing the dealer's hand and if a face up card of the dealer's hand has a value of ten, exposing the value of the face down card of the dealer's hand;   forming a final player hand by dealing at least one additional card to said initial player hand or standing on said initial player hand according to said conventional rules of Blackjack;   forming a final dealer hand by dealing at least one additional card to said initial dealer hand or standing on said initial dealer hand according to said conventional rules of Blackjack; and   issuing a reward to said player on the player's game wager if the final player hand outranks the final dealer hand according to said conventional rules of Blackjack and collecting the player's game wager if the final dealer hand outranks the final player hand according to said conventional rules of Blackjack.   
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 16  wherein said data structure stores data representing a modified deck of forty-eight playing cards consisting essentially of four cards each of Ace, deuce, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, Jack, Queen, and King. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 16  wherein said instructions further comprise said one or more players opting to surrender cards which were dealt, said one or more players receiving back half or the game wager and a house receiving the other half of the game wager. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 16  wherein said instructions further comprise: if said initial player hand forms a pair, in response to receiving a split wager equal to the game wager at said wager receiver, splitting said initial player hand into separate player hands; and in response to receiving a double down wager less than or equal to the game wager at said wager receiver after said initial player hand is dealt, dealing only one additional playing card to said player hand. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 16  wherein the instructions include after the initial player hand is dealt, further comprising the step of:
 determining if the initial hand is a Blackjack; and 
 issuing a reward to the player of the initial player hand being a Blackjack on a payout of one to one. 
 
     
     
         21 . The device of  claim 16  wherein the instructions include after the initial player hand is dealt, further comprising the step of:
 determining if the initial hand is a Blackjack; and 
 issuing the reward to the player of the initial player hand being a Blackjack on a payout a payout of six to five. 
 
     
     
         22 . The device of  claim 16  wherein the instructions include after the initial player hand is dealt, further comprising the step of:
 determining if the initial hand is a Blackjack; and 
 issuing the reward to the player of the initial player hand being a Blackjack on a payout a payout of three to two. 
 
     
     
         23 . The device of  claim 16  wherein if the total value of the cards in the final dealer hand is a predetermined designated point total between twenty two and twenty six, the dealer pushes the wager instead of issuing the reward.