Method of playing blackjack with hit insurance

A method of playing Blackjack using at least one conventional deck of 52 playing cards, wherein each player may place conventional “21” wagers, comprising the steps of:

• requiring a player to place a conventional 21 wager in order to receive a hand of cards;
• allowing the player the option of playing an initial side bet that the player will break a hand total of 21 when the player receives hit cards;
• wherein the cards are played in a traditional or “natural” sequence, whereby the order in which said cards are dealt and the blackjack basic strategy are not altered;
• dealing the player a hand of cards;
• dealing a dealer a hand of cards;
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• wherein the initial side bet pushes if the dealer has an upcard having a value of between a seventh and an eighth value and the initial side bet remains in play if the dealer does not have an upcard having a value between the seventh and the eighth value.

A method of playing a version of Blackjack using at least one conventional deck of 52 playing cards, wherein each player may place conventional “21” wagers comprising the steps of:

• requiring a player to place a conventional 21 wager in order to receive a hand of cards;
• dealing the player a hand of cards;
• dealing a dealer a hand of cards that is completed concurrently or after the player is dealt a hand of cards;
• and
• allowing the player the option of playing an initial side bet that he will break a hand total of 21 before or after the player receives an initial hand, wherein the cards are played in a traditional or “natural” sequence, whereby the order in which said cards are dealt and the blackjack basic strategy are not altered.

A method of playing Blackjack using at least one conventional deck of 52 playing cards, wherein each player may place conventional “21” wagers, comprising the steps of:

• requiring a player to place a conventional 21 wager in order to receive a hand of cards;
• allowing the player the option of playing an initial side bet, prior to receiving the player's hand, that the player will break a hand total of 21 when the player receives hit cards;
• dealing the player a hand of cards;
• dealing the dealer a hand of cards;
• allowing the player the option of playing an initial side bet that he will break a hand total of 21 before or after the player receives an initial hand, this option being allowable if the player has a hand total between a first value and a second value and also if a dealer has a third value through a fourth value showing and the method further comprising:
• requiring the player to lose the initial side bet if the player does not break a hand total of 21 after receiving a first hit card or if the player's hand of cards falls between a fifth value and a sixth value after receiving the first hit card.