Casino game with multiple wagers

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.

1 . 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; and   resolving the player only poker hand wager using the player poker hand.   
   
   
       2 . A method as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 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; and   resolving the player vs. dealer poker wager using the player poker hand and the dealer poker hand.   
   
   
       3 . A method as recited in  claim 2 , wherein if the dealer poker hand is not a predetermined rank, then the dealer vs. player poker wager pushes. 
   
   
       4 . A method as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the predetermined rank is a king high. 
   
   
       5 . A method as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the game is played with a eight decks. 
   
   
       6 . A method as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the blackjack wager and the player vs. dealer poker wager are mandatory while the player only poker hand wager is optional. 
   
   
       7 . A method as recited in  claim 6 , wherein the blackjack wager and the player vs. dealer poker wager must be equal amounts. 
   
   
       8 . A method as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the player vs. dealer poker wager pays more than 1:1 on some ranks. 
   
   
       9 . A method as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the player vs. dealer poker wagers more than 1:1 on all ranks. 
   
   
       10 . 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; and   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.   
   
   
       11 . A method as recited in  claim 10 , wherein if the dealer poker hand is not a predetermined rank, then the dealer vs. player poker wager pushes. 
   
   
       12 . A method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the predetermined rank is a king high. 
   
   
       13 . A method as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the game is played with eight decks. 
   
   
       14 . A method as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the blackjack wager and the player vs. dealer poker wager must be equal amounts. 
   
   
       15 . A method as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the player vs. dealer poker wager pays more than 1:1 on all ranks. 
   
   
       16 . 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.