Patent ID: 9711011
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A method of operating a gaming device including a display configured to display game events to a player of the gaming device, a player input device structured to receive inputs from the player, and electronic circuitry, the method comprising: presenting a first multi-stage poker game on the display of the gaming device, wherein a first stage of the first multi-stage poker game is displayed in a first portion of the display and wherein a second stage of the first multi-stage poker game is displayed in a second portion of the display; evaluating a first final poker hand from the first stage of the first multi-stage poker game, and a second final poker hand from the second stage of the first multi-stage poker game to determine awards associated with the first and second final poker hands; presenting any awards determined to be associated with the first and second final poker hands; and modifying an aspect of a second stage of a second multi-stage game on the gaming device when the first final poker hand meets a predefined condition.