Patent ID: 7726655
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a gaming system including a plurality of instructions, said method comprising: (a) accepting a wager from a player through an input device to start a play of a card game; (b) before any cards which are usable in the play of the card game are displayed in the play of the card game: (d) after the player has selected one of said different selectable target hands, causing the display device to display an initial set of cards associated with the selected target hand; (e) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to randomly select at least one additional card; (f) causing the display device to display the at least one additional card with at least one of the initial set of cards to form a final hand of cards; (g) causing the display device to display the final hand; (h) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to evaluate the final hand to determine if the final hand matches said selected target hand; and (i) based on said evaluation, providing an award to the player if said final hand matches said selected target hand.