Split card feature during continued play of blackjack
AssigneeShuffle Master, Inc.
InventorRoger M. Snow
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Abstract
A novel element in the play of a variant of Blackjack or twenty-One includes allowing a player to split off a single card after taking a hit when the hit card matches an earlier dealt card, such as one or the other of the two first cards in the original hand or another hit card. It is preferred that the game is played so that a single card may be split off after taking a hit when the last hit card of a player matches the value of the previous card dealt to that player. The split off of a card preferably may not be exercised when the player's last hit broke or busted the player's hand.
Claims38
A method of playing blackjack that comprises:
- a) dealing two cards comprising a first card and a second card to at least one player to form a player's hand;
- b) allowing the player to take at least one additional card after receiving the two cards;
- c) if a last additional card dealt matches a value of any previously dealt card, allowing the player to separate the last additional card into a second hand for the player.
A method of playing blackjack that comprises:
- a) dealing two cards consisting of a first card and a second card to at least one player;
- b) allowing the player to take at least a third card in addition to the two cards to form a hand;
- c) if a last dealt card matches a previously dealt card in the hand, allowing the player to separate the last card into a second hand for the player.
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