point all players who have blackjack hands whose value exceeds the value of the dealer 39 s hand are paid according to the odds associated with blackjack in the case of the players 39 poker hands each player 39 s hand that has 3 or more cards is compared to the table in fig3 if any player has cards that match the cards required under the rules in fig3 the player is paid out according to the odds as shown after all hands have been evaluated the game ends and the next hand is dealt in other embodiments of the game the odds of winning on the second wager could significantly be increased by restricting a player from winning on the second wager only if the qualifying cards 2 3 4 5 and 7 are received in any order without interruption from other cards under this scenario the game could be played either by allowing the cards to be received at any time during the deal in sequence or by requiring the player to receive any two of the qualifying cards on the opening deal to make the player eligible to win based upon the second wager this would also allow the dealer to choose whether a player could continue to take cards even after he or she acquires 21 or preclude a player from hitting so that the value of his or her hand exceeds 21 while the inventive method of playing blackjack as described and claimed herein shown and disclosed in detail is fully capable of attaining the objects and providing the advantages hereinbefore stated it is to be understood that it is merely illustrative of the presently preferred embodiment of the invention and that.