Patent ID: 7867073
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a gaming system comprising: (a) accepting a wager from a player using an input device to start a play of a card game; (b) causing a processor to execute a plurality of instructions to determine an initial hand of a plurality of cards from a deck of cards; (c) causing a display device to display the initial hand; (d) receiving from the player a selection of which, if any, cards of the initial hand to hold to form a set of held cards; (e) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine which cards, if any, of the initial hand are not selected to be held to form a set of discarded cards; (f) when any cards are discarded from the initial hand, causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to, for each discarded card, randomly select a replacement card from the deck to display with the set of held cards to form a final hand; (g) causing the display device to display the final hand; and (h) when any cards are discarded from the initial hand, causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to: