Casino game with multiple wagers
OwnerKevin Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A casino game which can combine games of blackjack and poker. A player's blackjack hand can be resolved. A player's poker hand can also be made from the player's blackjack cards by dealing additional cards (if necessary) so that the player has five cards. The player can be paid on a poker wager for the player's cards only. A dealer's poker hand can also be made from the dealer's blackjack cards by dealing additional cards (if necessary) so that the dealer has five cards. A further poker wager can be resolved by pitting the player's poker hand against the dealer's poker hand.
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A method to resolve wagers placed by a player, the method comprising:
- receiving a blackjack wager, a player hand only poker wager, and a player vs. dealer poker wager from the player;
- dealing player cards and dealer cards;
- resolving a game of blackjack using the player cards and the dealer cards and resolving the blackjack wager accordingly, wherein the player is not allowed to split any pair;
- if the player cards do not comprise five cards, then dealing additional player cards so that the player cards comprise five cards;
- forming a player poker hand using the player cards;
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- resolving the player only poker hand wager using the player poker hand.
A method to resolve wagers placed by a player, the method comprising:
- receiving a blackjack wager, and a player vs. dealer poker wager from the player;
- dealing player cards and dealer cards;
- resolving a game of blackjack using the player cards and the dealer cards and resolving the blackjack wager accordingly;
- if the player cards do not comprise five cards, then dealing additional player cards so that the player cards comprise five cards;
- if the dealer cards do not comprise five cards, then dealing additional dealer cards so that the dealer cards comprise five cards;
- forming a dealer poker hand using the dealer's cards;
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- resolving the player vs. dealer poker wager using the player poker hand and the dealer poker hand, wherein the player vs. poker wager pays more than 1:1 for some ranks.
A computer readable storage medium to control a computer to resolve wagers placed by a player, the storage medium controlling a computer to perform:
- receiving a blackjack wager, a player hand only poker wager, and a player vs. dealer poker wager from the player;
- dealing player cards and dealer cards;
- resolving a game of blackjack using the player cards and the dealer cards and resolving the blackjack wager accordingly, wherein the player is not allowed to split any pair;
- if the player cards do not comprise five cards, then dealing additional player cards so that the player cards comprise five cards;
- forming a player poker hand using the player cards;
- and
- resolving the player only poker hand wager using the player poker hand.
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