Patent ID: 7670222
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a poker game for play on a gaming device, wherein hands are provided with cards that are displayed to a user on a display of the gaming device, wherein the method comprises: a) dealing a plurality of cards, wherein the plurality of cards define at least a portion of a first hand; b) receiving input from the user, wherein the input identifies zero or more of the plurality of cards to be shifted from the first hand to a second hand having no cards therein at the time the input is received; c) if one or more cards have been shifted from the first hand, replacing each card shifted from the first hand with a replacement card; d) determining a payout based on the first hand after completion of the replacing step; e) if one or more cards have been shifted from the first hand, dealing at least one dealt card into the second hand, wherein the second hand comprises the at least one dealt card and the one or more cards shifted from the first hand; and f) repeating steps (b) to (e), wherein the second hand becomes the first hand.