Patent ID: 8105144
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming terminal capable of conducting a wagering game, the gaming terminal comprising: one or more displays for displaying a plurality of symbol-bearing objects to form a plurality of user-playable hands and for displaying a plurality of community symbol-bearing objects, wherein the plurality of community symbol-bearing objects is capable of being combined with each of the user-playable hands; a wager input device to receive a wager for the plurality of user-playable hands; an input device for allowing a player to select at least one of the displayed plurality of user-playable hands to discard, the unselected user-playable hands forming a reduced plurality of user-playable hands, the reduced plurality of user-playable hands including at least two user-playable hands; and a controller operative to form individual best hands by combining the plurality of community symbol-bearing objects with each of the reduced plurality of user-playable hands, wherein the entire received wager is allocated to the reduced plurality of user-playable hands.