US Patent 6877748 Method for playing modified blackjack with poker option

A card game wherein a player has the choice of playing the player's initial hand of cards as either a poker hand or a modified blackjack hand. If the player elects to play the hand as a poker hand, the player will win if he or she acquires a poker hand that matches one of a plurality of predetermined poker hands. If the player elects to play the hand as modified blackjack hand, the player wins if the player acquires a hand that qualifies as a winning hand. If the player wins, the player has the option of playing the dealer in a second type of card game wherein the player has the option of wagering all of his or her winnings (“Double Down”) or wagering only half of his or her own winnings (“Half Down”).