Poker blackjack game

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