Patent ID: 9697697
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A63F,G07F

Claim:
1. A method comprising: dealing, by at least one processor of at least one computer, “n” cards of a first hand, in which the act of dealing comprises causing indicia of the “n” cards of the first hand to be displayed at an interface of an electronic display device in electronic communication with the at least one computer; receiving by the at least one processor a first selection from a player via an input device of the at least one computer, the first selection indicating that one of: responsive to one or more cards being discarded from the first hand, drawing by at least one processor one or more cards to complete the first hand to have n cards to form a final first hand, in which the act of drawing one or more cards to complete the first hand comprises causing indicia of the drawn one or more cards to be displayed in the final first hand at the interface of the electronic display device; providing by the at least one processor an opportunity to select one or more cards of the final first hand to be duplicated to a second hand; receiving by the at least one processor via the input device a second selection from the player, the second selection indicating that none of the n cards of the final first hand are to be duplicated to the second hand; responsive to the second selection, drawing by at least one processor n cards to complete the second hand to have n cards; receiving by the at least one processor via the input device a third selection from the player, the third selection indicating that one of: responsive to one or more cards being discarded from the second hand, drawing by at least one processor one or more cards to complete the second hand to have n cards to form a final second hand, in which the act of drawing one or more cards to complete the second hand comprises causing indicia of the drawn one or more cards to be displayed in the final second hand at the interface of the electronic display device; determining by the at least one processor whether the final first hand is a winning hand or a losing hand, determining by the at least one processor whether the final second hand is a winning hand or a losing hand, responsive to determining that determining that at least one of the first hand and the second hand is a losing hand, causing the at least one wager amount wagered by the player to be surrendered, in which the at least one computer is configured to cause a payout payment to be paid to an electronic account of the first player responsive to determinations that each and every final hand including the final first hand and the final second hand is a winning hand.