Patent ID: 9652942
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A method for conducting a wagering game at an electronic gaming machine using a set of game pieces to form at least a first game hand and a second game hand, said gaming machine comprising a data processor, at least one input device in communication with said data processor, at least one electronic video display in communication with said data processor, at least one wager accepting device configured to receive a physical item representing a monetary value; and a data storage device in communication with said data processor, the data storage device storing program instructions executable by said data processor, the method comprising: a) receiving from the player via said input device an ante wager; b) dealing by said data processor said first game hand from said game pieces and displaying via said at least one electronic video display said first game hand with at least one, but not all, game pieces in said first game hand exposed; c) receiving an election from the player via said input device to place a bet wager based on the at least one exposed game piece in the first game hand; d) after receiving said at least one first election from the player, displaying via said at least one electronic video display said first game hand with one or more additional game pieces in the first game hand exposed; e) repeating steps c) and d) until all game pieces in the first game hand are exposed; f) receiving an election from the player via said input device to place a play wager based on the first game hand with all game pieces exposed; g) dealing by said data processor said second game hand and displaying via said at least one electronic video display said second game hand with all game pieces of the second game hand exposed; and h) resolving said ante wager, each bet wager and said play wager with reference to said first and second game hands.