Abstract: A modified method of playing Blackjack wherein a player plays one hand against the dealer's one hand and the player can optionally make a modified 21 wager called "Texas 21 Wager" and/or a conventional 21 wager before the start of the deal. A winning Texas 21 wager pays double the amount paid on conventional 21 wagers. The player loses the Texas 21 wager whenever the dealer's face-up card is a three, four, five or six or when the dealer's hand beats the player's hand. An embodiment of the present invention in one version of the invention is a modified Blackjack table layout that has double wager boxes for each player. One "21" wager box is for conventional 21 wagers and an adjacent 21 wager box with indicia within showing "Texas 21 Wager Pays Double" where the player places his modified Texas 21 wager. In another version of this modified Blackjack game a conventional Blackjack table layout can be used.

Abstract: A method of playing a blackjack game that will enable a blackjack player to make the second initial 21 wager and play the second initial hand on any deal of the cards. The layout of the table includes boxes on each player station where the wagers are placed, and card dealing areas next to each of the boxes where the hands of cards are dealt. The boxes and card dealing areas are spaced sufficiently far enough apart so that players are not deprived a place to place a "21" wager and play at the table. Furthermore, with this layout the dealer and player can clearly determine which cards belongs to the player's first wager and which cards belong to the player's second wager.